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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 1932-12-25

Died: 1999-11-09

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Don't Play Us Cheap	House Guest at the Party	58
2	1973	Ganja & Hess	Queen of Myrthia	58
3	1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	Bertha	61
4	1977	Scott Joplin	Madam Amy	60
5	1978	The Wiz	Evillene	60
6	1979	The Jerk	Mother	69
7	1980	The Gong Show Movie	Mabel	40
8	1981	Getting Over	Mabel Queen	0
9	1983	All the Money in the World	Mrs. Trussker	0
10	1984	The Jerk, Too	Mama Johnson	30
11	1988	Black Vampire		20
12	1988	Scrooged	Gramma	68
13	1990	Dead Men Don't Die	Chafuka	41

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	51
2	1975	The Jeffersons		73
3	1975	Barney Miller	Mother Zilla	72
4	1976	What's Happening!!	Mabel Thomas	75
5	1977	Weekend Special		76
6	1978	Fantasy Island	Lelani	63
7	1980	Palmerstown, U.S.A.		55
8	1984	Tales from the Darkside	Ruby Cuzzins	72
9	1985	Amazing Stories	Jennifer Mowbray	74
10	1985	The Colbys		58
11	1987	Wiseguy		65