Known for Acting
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.
Born
December 25, 1932
Died
November 9, 1999 (age 66)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Filmography
12 films, 12 shows


Dead Men Don't Die
1990 · 1h 34m
country: United States
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.


Scrooged
1988 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.


The Jerk, Too
1984 · 1h 32m
country: United States
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.


All the Money in the World
1983 · 23m
country: United States
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.


Getting Over
1981 · 1h 48m
country: United States
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
1980 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.


The Jerk
1979 · 1h 34m
country: United States
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 from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.


The Wiz
1978 · 2h 14m
country: United States
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.


Scott Joplin
1977 · 1h 36m
country: United States
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
1976 · 1h 51m
country: United States
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 Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.


Ganja & Hess
1973 · 1h 53m
country: United States
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.


Don't Play Us Cheap
1973 · 1h 42m
country: United States
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 up the party.