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Mabel King

Mabel King is known for acting, with popular credits including The Jerk, The Wiz, Getting Over, The Gong Show Movie.

Born 25 Dec 1932 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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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.

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Known for The Jerk, The Wiz, Getting Over, The Gong Show Movie.

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Mabel King Movies & TV

The Jerk

The Jerk

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 The Wiz

The Wiz

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 Getting Over

Getting Over

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 The Gong Show Movie

The Gong Show Movie

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 Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess

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 Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

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 Dead Men Don't Die

Dead Men Don't Die

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 Scrooged

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 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

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 The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

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 Don't Play Us Cheap

Don't Play Us Cheap

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 All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

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 Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

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 Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

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1990 Dead Men Don't Die as Chafuka movie 1988 Scrooged as Gramma movie 1987 Wiseguy tv 1985 The Colbys tv 1985 Amazing Stories as Jennifer Mowbray tv 1984 Tales from the Darkside as Ruby Cuzzins tv 1984 The Master as Willie tv 1984 The Jerk, Too as Mama Johnson movie 1983 All the Money in the World as Mrs. Trussker movie 1981 Getting Over as Mabel Queen movie 1980 The Gong Show Movie as Mabel movie 1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. tv 1979 The Jerk as Mother movie 1978 The Wiz as Evillene movie 1978 Fantasy Island as Lelani tv 1977 ABC Weekend Specials tv 1977 Scott Joplin as Madam Amy movie 1976 What's Happening!! as Mabel Thomas tv 1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Bertha movie 1975 Barney Miller as Mother Zilla tv 1975 The Jeffersons tv 1973 Ganja & Hess as Queen of Myrthia movie 1973 Don't Play Us Cheap as Mrs. Bowser movie 1961 The Mike Douglas Show as Self tv

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Mabel King is known for acting, with popular credits including The Jerk, The Wiz, Getting Over, The Gong Show Movie.

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