Vicki Lawrence
Acting • Born 1949-03-26
Biography
Vicki Lawrence 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. In 1973, Lawrence became a one-hit wonder singer in the USA only, landing on the U.S. chart with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia". It reached number one on both the United States and Canada charts. Lawrence has multiple Emmy Award nominations, winning one in 1976. She is also a multiple Golden Globe nominee, all for The Carol Burnett Show.
Filmography
66 credits
Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
Movie • 2001
Herself
The Fox and the Hound 2
Movie • 2006
Granny Rose (voice)
Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz
Movie • 2009
Flo
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
Movie • 2004
Flo (voice)
The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
Movie • 2004
Herself
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Movie • 1994
Herself
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Movie • 2004
Flo
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
Movie • 1998
Sister Mary Amnesia / Thelma Harper
Eunice
Movie • 1982
Mama
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Movie • 1994
Nora Kingsley
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular
Movie • 2007
Mama
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Movie • 1968
Self / Member of the Young Americans (uncredited)
Express to Terror
Movie • 1979
Karen Price
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2017
Herself
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
Movie • 2011
Martha
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and The High Seas
Movie • 2008
Flo
Young Americans
Movie • 1967
Vicki Lawrence
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
Movie • 2001
Having Babies
Movie • 1976
Grace Fontreil
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie • 2022
Self
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Jackie MacKay
Duckman
TV • 1994
Vicki Lawrence (voice)
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Robin Brandt
Roseanne
TV • 1988
Phyllis Zimmer
Major Dad
TV • 1989
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
Hannah Montana
TV • 2006
Ruthie Ray Stewart
All-American Girl
TV • 1994
Phone Lady
Yes, Dear
TV • 2000
Natalie Warner
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Kitty Lynn Hastings
The Test
TV • 2001
Carol Burnett & Company
TV • 1979
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
TV • 1973
The Barbara McNair Show
TV • 1969
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1991
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV • 1978
Carol Burnett and Friends
TV • 1972
Mama's Family
TV • 1983
Thelma Harper
Vicki!
TV • 1992
Self - Host
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Dana
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Gloria Baxter
The Really Loud House
TV • 2022
Joan Shivers
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Great News
TV • 2017
Angie
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self
The Cool Kids
TV • 2018
Margaret
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Phineas and Ferb
TV • 2007
Hilda
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Felicia Harper
The Resident
TV • 2018
Gloria Ortiz
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Various Characters
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Carol Holtham
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Patty Beller
Call Me Kat
TV • 2021
Phil's Mama
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Phoebe Carroll
The Tim Conway Show
TV • 1980
Self
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV • 2024
Leigh
Miss USA
TV • 1963
Self - Judge
Body Language
TV • 1984
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self
The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
TV • 1968
Mama, Various Characters
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Palm Royale
TV • 2024
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