Mabel King

Mabel King

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

Muerte : 1999-11-09

Historia

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.

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Mabel King

Películas

Dead Men Don't Die
Chafuka
A reporter investigating a drug dealing ring is murdered. Brought back to life by the voodoo spell of a cleaning woman, he goes after his killers.
Los fantasmas atacan al jefe
Gramma
La desbordante alegría de las fiestas de Nochebuena va a hacer que Frank Cross sufra unas visiones fantasmagóricas en esta divertida sátira de “Un Cuento de Navidad” de Charles Dickens. Cross, que ha hecho una carrera meteórica desde lo más recóndito del departamento de envíos de una cadena de TV hasta la presidencia, es tacaño, desagradable, ingrato, implacable y con un cruel sentido del humor, cualidades idóneas para un miserable de hoy en día. Antes de que la noche termine, será visitado por un desconcertante taxista neoyorquino del pasado, un hada del presente un tanto estrafalaria y, finalmente, un sádico, enorme y descabezado mensajero del futuro.
Black Vampire
When two prominent black anthropologists, Dr. Green and Dr. Matara, uncover the remains of an ancient African tribe of bloodsuckers called the Myrthians they unleash an evil force buried for centuries beneath the earth. Matara, possessed by the spirit of the Myrthian queen, attacks his partner and then kills himself- leaving Hess to return to the U.S. with an unquenchable thirst for blood. After seducing Matara's widow, Green soon has her hooked on the red stuff as well. Together they lure innocent victims into their deadly trap, leaving a trail of drained bodies in their wake. The grisly murders go unsolved-that is, until the fateful day when Green stumbles into a Gospel meeting and all hell breaks loose...
The Jerk, Too
Mama Johnson
Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.
Getting Over
Mabel Queen
Senor Daniels stars as Mike, a man with a dream of making it big in the music industry. He gets conned by a bigoted board chairman, and has his label, 'Impossibly Funky Records' taken over. As surmised by Alllmovie, this tuneful drama features the rock group Love Machine as it tells the tale of a record promoter hired by a crooked producer to fulfill affirmative action quotas. It is the hard-working, independent-minded promoter who discovers and develops the Love Machine, an all female group. The trouble begins when the group's lead singer is kidnapped and the promoter learns that his employer's label is really a front for the mob.
The Gong Show Movie
Mabel
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
Un loco anda suelto
Mother
Navin Johnson es un chico ingenuo que, al cumplir 18 años, decide recorrer mundo y se instala en Saint Louis. Pero todo el mundo se aprovecha de él, hasta que un invento le hace ganar una fortuna
El mago
Evillene
En esta versión pop de 'El mago de Oz', Dorothy es una joven muy tímida que trabaja en Harlem como profesora de guardería. Mientras busca a su perro Toto, que se ha perdido durante una ventisca, se ve transportada a un mundo maravilloso siguiendo un camino de baldosas amarillas.
Scott Joplin
Madam Amy
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Los Bingo Long, equipo de estrellas
Bertha Dewitt
1939. Bingo Long es un buen jugador de béisbol pero, como tantos otros negros, está en manos del propietario de su equipo. Para escapar de la esclavitud pone en marcha una idea audaz: junto a otros compañeros formará un equipo ambulante que recorrerá el país en busca de adversarios. Su rebeldía va a acarrearles graves problemas: la asociación de propietarios de equipos tratará de acabar con ellos.
Ganja & Hess
Queen of Myrthia
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Don't Play Us Cheap
House Guest at the Party
The comedic tale of two minions of the devil who crash a Harlem party thrown by Miss Maybell with high hopes of destroying its festive atmosphere. The first of the imps to arrive, Trinity, loses sight of his mission and consequently falls in love with Miss Maybell's impressionable young niece Earnestine. Trinity is later joined by Brother Dave, his older, more jaded partner. But as Dave pulls out all the stops to dampen the mood, he serves only to enhance the partygoers' good spirits.