Alice Walker
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Biography
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances.
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Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
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Filmography
25 credits across 23 titlesWriting
6 creditsActing
3 creditsProduction
2 creditsCostume & Make-Up
1 creditAs self
13 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
