Mabel King
ActressSoundtrack
- Born
- December 25, 1932
- Died
- November 9, 1999
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
Mabel King was best-known for the role of Mama on the 1970's sitcom What's Happening!, but she also appeared in the films The Jerk with Steve Martin and The Wiz with Michael Jackson. Before What's Happening!, she portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in the Broadway version of The Wiz.
Biography
Actress
 Dead Men Don't Die(1990)as Chafuka |
 Scrooged(1988)as Gramma |
 Wiseguy(1987)as Mae Nina |
 Tales from the Darkside(1983)as Ruby Cuzzins |
 The Colbys(1985)as Fortune Teller |
Soundtrack
 The Nostalgia Critic(2007) |
| Love Is Not Enough(1979) |
 The Wiz(1978) |
 Ganja & Hess(1973) |
Self
 American Film Institute Comedy Special(1987)as Grandmother (segment: The Rec Room) |
 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan(1985)as Self |
| 48th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade(1979)as Self - Parade participant |
 Match Game PM(1975)as Self - Panelist |
 Match Game(1973)as Self - Panelist |
Archive Footage
 History of the Sitcom(2021)as Mabel Thomas |
 RuPaul's Drag Race(2009)as Evillene |
 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards(2000)as Self - Memorial Tribute |
 What's Happening Now!(1985)as Mabel 'Mama' Thomas |
Known for
Photos 12
Credit Score: Mabel King
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazing Stories | 22.50 | 1985 | • | 7.4 | 5 | 12 | 6989 | ||
| 2 | The Jerk | 4.88 | 1979 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 68578 | ||
| 3 | What's Happening!! | 3.75 | 1976 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 4686 | ||
| 4 | Don't Play Us Cheap | 3.09 | 1972 | • | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 458 | ||
| 5 | Dead Men Don't Die | 2.60 | 1994 | • | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 344 | ||
| 6 | Scrooged | 2.50 | 1988 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 128967 | ||
| 7 | Scott Joplin | 2.50 | 1977 | • | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 451 | ||
| 8 | Ganja & Hess | 2.50 | 1988 | • | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3155 | ||
| 9 | The Wiz | 2.38 | 1978 | • | 5.7 | 0 | 4 | 19567 |