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.
Name Mabel King
Also Known As
Birthday 1932-12-25
Deathday 1999-11-09
Gender Female
IMDB Mabel King profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Charleston, South Carolina, USA
As: Mother
1979-12-14
The Jerk...
As: Evillene
1978-10-24
The Wiz...
As: Queen of Myrthia
1973-04-20
Ganja & Hess...
As: Mabel
1980-05-23
The Gong Show Movie...
As: Madam Amy
1977-02-11
Scott Joplin...
As: Chafuka
1990-09-08
Dead Men Don't Die...
As: Gramma
1988-11-22
Scrooged...
As: Unknown
1988-03-18
Black Vampire...
As: Bertha
1976-07-16
The Bingo Long Trave...
As: Mama Johnson
1984-01-06
The Jerk, Too...
As: House Guest at the P
1972-12-11
Don't Play Us Cheap...
As: Mabel Queen
1981-04-24
Getting Over...
As: Mabel Thomas
1976-08-05
What's Happening!!...
As: Unknown
1985-11-20
The Colbys...
As: Jennifer Mowbray
1985-09-29
Amazing Stories...
As: Ruby Cuzzins
1984-09-30
Tales from the Darks...
As: Unknown
1975-01-18
The Jeffersons...
As: Unknown
1987-09-16
Wiseguy...
As: Unknown
1977-09-10
Weekend Special...
As: Unknown
1980-03-20
Palmerstown, U.S.A....
As: Mother Zilla
1975-01-23
Barney Miller...
As: Self
1961-12-11
The Mike Douglas Sho...