Mabel King
Mabel King
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
24
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-12-25 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Acting

1990

Dead Men Don't Die as Chafuka

1988

Scrooged as Gramma

1988

Black Vampire as Not available

1987

Wiseguy as Not available

1985

Amazing Stories as Jennifer Mowbray

1985

The Colbys as Not available

1984

Tales from the Darkside as Ruby Cuzzins

1984

The Jerk, Too as Mama Johnson

1983

All the Money in the World as Mrs. Trussker

1981

Getting Over as Mabel Queen

1980

Palmerstown, U.S.A. as Not available

1980

The Gong Show Movie as Mabel

1979

The Jerk as Mother

1978

Fantasy Island as Lelani

1978

The Wiz as Evillene

1977

Weekend Special as Not available

1977

Scott Joplin as Madam Amy

1976

What's Happening!! as Mabel Thomas

1975

Barney Miller as Mother Zilla

1975

The Jeffersons as Not available

1973

Ganja & Hess as Queen of Myrthia

1972

Don't Play Us Cheap as House Guest at the Party