Mabel King

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.

Filmography

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Dead Men Don't Die

Chafuka

Scrooged

Gramma

Wiseguy

1987

The Colbys

1985

Amazing Stories

Jennifer Mowbray

Tales from the Darkside

Ruby Cuzzins

The Master

Willie

The Jerk, Too

Mama Johnson

All the Money in the World

Mrs. Trussker

Getting Over

Mabel Queen

The Gong Show Movie

Mabel

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

The Jerk

Mother

The Wiz

Evillene

Fantasy Island

Lelani

🎬

Weekend Special

1977

Scott Joplin

Madam Amy

What's Happening!!

Mabel Thomas

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Bertha

Barney Miller

Mother Zilla

The Jeffersons

1975

Ganja & Hess

Queen of Myrthia

Don't Play Us Cheap

Mrs. Bowser

The Mike Douglas Show

Self