Mabel King

Mabel King

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

Morte : 1999-11-09

História

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.

Perfil

Mabel King

Filmes

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.
Os Fantasmas Contra-Atacam
Gramma
Frank Cross (Bill Murray) é um diretor de uma rede de televisão que é frio e só pensa na audiência. Ele se encontra com Lew Hayward (John Forsythe), um falecido amigo, que o avisa sobre três fantasmas (o do Natal Passado, o do Presente e do Futuro) que irão visitá-lo e diz para ele estar atento a tudo que eles mostrarem, pois esta é a única oportunidade de Frank se salvar.
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.
O Panaca
Mother
Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) cresceu no Mississipi, tendo sido adotado por uma família de agricultores negros. Ao completar 18 anos ele tem vontade de conhecer o resto do planeta e parte para St. Louis. Todos exploram sua ingenuidade e uma invenção banal o transforma em milionário.
O Mágico Inesquecível
Evillene
No Harlem, Dorothy, uma professora, tenta salvar seu cachorro de uma tempestade e acaba, misteriosamente, levada para um mundo mágico chamado Oz. Depois de acidentalmente matar a Bruxa Malvada do Leste em sua chegada, Dorothy toma conhecimento de um mago que pode ajudá-la a voltar para Manhattan. Enquanto Dorothy sai a procura dele, ela encontra um espantalho, um homem de lata e um leão.
Scott Joplin
Madam Amy
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Bertha Dewitt
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930s.
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.