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Vicki Lawrence (born March 26, 1949), [1] sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Mama (Thelma Harper) . Lawrence also originated many other characters on CBS 's The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1978, the variety show's entire series run.
Mama's Family is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper).The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family" featured on The Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) and Carol Burnett & Company (1979).
Vicki Lawrence as Thelma Harper, 2009. Lawrence has resurrected the character of Thelma (still in her late sixties) several times on the game show Hollywood Squares, on stage in her two-woman show, on her talk show in the early 1990s, on the TNN talk show Primetime Country and in the 2008 TV Land Awards, and on numerous comedy tours.
Vicki Lawrence in 1973, the year she released her album (and its title track) 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.' (Credit: CBS via Getty Images) ... Still, there was a weird nostalgia ...
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In 1983, Berry was cast as Vinton Harper in Mama's Family, a spin-off from The Carol Burnett Show with comic actors including Vicki Lawrence, Dorothy Lyman, and Rue McClanahan. Betty White and Carol Burnett appeared as guest stars. The first two seasons aired on NBC and then the show was cancelled in 1984.
Lawrence Kasdan (born 1949), film writer and director [607] Jeffrey Katzenberg (born 1950), film producer, director and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG [608] Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director and screenwriter [609] Henry Koster (1905–1988), film director [610] Stanley Kramer (1913–2001), director [611] Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999)
She is the acting mentor to Vicki Lawrence. They share a close friendship, as noted by Lawrence in a testimonial speech during her appearance at Burnett's 2013 Mark Twain Award in Washington, D.C. (recorded and broadcast on PBS Television). [83] In August 2020, Burnett and her husband petitioned to receive guardianship of Burnett's teenage ...