Mabel King

ActingBorn: December 25, 1932in Charleston, South Carolina, USADied: November 9, 1999

Mabel Elizabeth King (née Washington; December 25, 1932 - November 9, 1999) was an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! from its premiere in 1976 until the end of its second season in 1978. King is also known for portraying Evillene the Witch, a role she originated in the stage musical The Wiz and reprised in Sidney Lumet's 1978 film adaptation. She recorded on the Rama Records and Amy Records labels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mabel King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mabel King

Dead Men Don't Die

Scrooged

Wiseguy

The Colbys

Amazing Stories

Tales from the Darkside

The Master

The Jerk, Too

All the Money in the World

Getting Over

The Gong Show Movie

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

The Jerk

The Wiz

Fantasy Island

Weekend Special

Scott Joplin

What's Happening!!

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Barney Miller

The Jeffersons

Ganja & Hess

Don't Play Us Cheap

The Mike Douglas Show