Mabel King

Mabel King was born on Dec 25, 1932 in USA. Mabel King's big-screen debut came with Don't Play Us Cheap directed by Melvin Van Peebles in 1972. Mabel King is known for The Jerk directed by Carl Reiner, Steve Martin stars as Navin and Bernadette Peters as Marie. The upcoming new movie Mabel King plays is Dead Men Don't Die which will be released on Aug 08, 1994.

Mabel King is best-known for the role of Mama on the 1970's sitcom What's Happening!, but she also appeared in the films The Jerk with Steve Martin and The Wiz with Michael Jackson. Before What's Happening!, she portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in the Broadway version of The Wiz.