Alice Walker

Born 1944 · American author and activist

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. 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.

Alice Walker, in order

1. 1985 The Color Purple: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 73%, audiences 94% · streaming on YouTube (free)
2. 2006 Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo – The Great Mother: acted · directed by Rosemary Rawcliffe