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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 25, 1932Deathday
November 9, 1999Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
12Place of birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ayNZzs2fXF12oqxZgRZXZYql2S4.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vKfBXwcmndTdgUXlhVJWEVCi07A.jpg)
The Jerk
Mother![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rgfB8hBRSwbEb0SK7pt9mW9jsyP.jpg)
The Wiz
Evillene![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7x7yjxVMNAE9oMjybLvCJ53X6j.jpg)
Ganja & Hess
Queen of Myrthia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nXiyk4IBxHgUR6yri5BB1OtSgI7.jpg)
The Gong Show Movie
Mabel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/adI5xjiBvZqZLQIJyfVX09QxXyF.jpg)
Scott Joplin
Madam Amy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4AUPNYIiwPFB9IByjTjC39nQvr5.jpg)
Dead Men Don't Die
Chafuka![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uO0znfB2ZzTXA1IS7jkrjNbpkYK.jpg)
Scrooged
Gramma![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mMbWAKfWSfL5h9kATrGPtwXALE8.jpg)
Black Vampire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7kvjllELG8AGLifc433GhLzShj0.jpg)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Bertha![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cSZwJB9SHjzlW5ymksMaD2QNkbL.jpg)
The Jerk, Too
Mama Johnson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qWHGHu6TZvoXq8UMGbKKqZSFGKK.jpg)
Don't Play Us Cheap
House Guest at the Party![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mmoSXDjYC27mZI0GU47dmZmyEDw.jpg)
Getting Over
Mabel Queen