Mabel King
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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.
