Mabel King

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.

  • Title: Mabel King
  • Popularity: 9.544
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-12-25
  • Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Mabel King Movies

  • 1979
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    The Jerk

    The Jerk

    6.9 1979 HD

    After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him...

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  • 1978
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    The Wiz

    The Wiz

    5.977 1978 HD

    Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

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  • 1981
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    Getting Over

    Getting Over

    1 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    The Gong Show Movie

    The Gong Show Movie

    4 1980 HD

    A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.

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  • 1973
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    Ganja & Hess

    Ganja & Hess

    5.9 1973 HD

    After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.

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  • 1977
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    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

    6 1977 HD

    The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

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  • 1990
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    Dead Men Don't Die

    Dead Men Don't Die

    4.1 1990 HD

    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.

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  • 1988
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    Scrooged

    Scrooged

    6.8 1988 HD

    Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after...

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  • 1988
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    Black Vampire

    Black Vampire

    2 1988 HD

    When two prominent black anthropologists, Dr. Green and Dr. Matara, uncover the remains of an ancient African tribe of bloodsuckers called the...

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  • 1976
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    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    6 1976 HD

    Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon...

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  • 1984
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    The Jerk, Too

    The Jerk, Too

    3 1984 HD

    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,...

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  • 1972
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    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

    As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break...

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  • 1983
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    All the Money in the World

    All the Money in the World

    1 1983 HD

    A young boy gets a wish from a leprechaun, and wishes for all the money in the world. He then learns about the real-life ramifications of such a wish.

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  • 1984
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    Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

    7.2 1984 HD

    Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a...

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  • 1985
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    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

    7.454 1985 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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  • 1976
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    What's Happening!!

    What's Happening!!

    7.4 1976 HD

    What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series....

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  • 1975
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    The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

    7.296 1975 HD

    Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from...

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  • 1985
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    The Colbys

    The Colbys

    5.8 1985 HD

    The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron Spelling,...

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  • 1987
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    Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

    6.5 1987 HD

    Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United...

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  • 1977
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    Weekend Special

    Weekend Special

    7.571 1977 HD

    The ABC Weekend Special is a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a...

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  • 1980
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    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    5.5 1980 HD

    Palmerstown, U.S.A. is a drama series. It centers on the lives of two 9-year-old best friends, one black and one white, growing up in a small...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1975
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    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.25 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

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  • 1978
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    Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

    6.4 1978 HD

    A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all...

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