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Mabel King

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1932-12-25

Birth Place

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Movies and TV shows :

All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

1983

0.0

Movie
poster

Amazing Stories

1985

7.5

TV
poster

Barney Miller

1975

7.3

TV
Black Vampire

Black Vampire

1988

2.0

Movie
Dead Men Don't Die

Dead Men Don't Die

1990

4.1

Movie
Don't Play Us Cheap

Don't Play Us Cheap

1972

5.8

Movie
poster

Fantasy Island

1978

6.4

TV
Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess

1973

5.9

Movie
Getting Over

Getting Over

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

5.5

TV
Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

1977

6.0

Movie
Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

6.8

Movie
poster

Tales from the Darkside

1984

7.2

TV
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

The Colbys

1985

5.8

TV
The Gong Show Movie

The Gong Show Movie

1980

4.0

Movie
poster

The Jeffersons

1975

7.3

TV
The Jerk

The Jerk

1979

6.9

Movie
The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

1984

3.0

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

6.0

Movie
poster

Weekend Special

1977

7.6

TV
poster

What's Happening!!

1976

7.4

TV
poster

Wiseguy

1987

6.5

TV