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

Acting

1979

The Jerk

as

Mother

1978

The Wiz

as

Evillene

1981

Getting Over

as

Mabel Queen

1980

The Gong Show Movie

as

Mabel

1973

Ganja & Hess

as

Queen of Myrthia

1977

Scott Joplin

as

Madam Amy

1990

Dead Men Don't Die

as

Chafuka

1988

Scrooged

as

Gramma

1988

Black Vampire

as

1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

as

Bertha

1984

The Jerk, Too

as

Mama Johnson

1973

Don't Play Us Cheap

as

House Guest at the Party

1983

All the Money in the World

as

Mrs. Trussker

Tales from the Darkside

as

Ruby Cuzzins

Amazing Stories

as

Jennifer Mowbray

What's Happening!!

as

Mabel Thomas

The Jeffersons

as

The Colbys

as

Wiseguy

as

Weekend Special

as

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Barney Miller

as

Mother Zilla

Fantasy Island

as

Lelani

Production

Crew

Directing