Mabel King

TV Actress

Birthday December 25, 1932

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Charleston, SC

DEATH DATE Nov 9, 1999 (66)

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About

Veteran actress remembered by television audiences as Mama Thomas on ABC's What's Happening!! from 1976 to 1979.

Before Fame

She found work as a nightclub singer in her twenties.

Trivia

She had notable film roles in 1979's The Jerk and 1988's Scrooged.

Family Life

She was married to Melvin King from 1967 to 1989; the couple had one son.

Associated With

She acted with Diana Ross in the 1978 musical The Wiz.