Vicki Lawrence
Born: 1949-03-26 in Inglewood, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Hollywood Squares as Self
2024
- Palm Royale as Lotte
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Leigh
2023
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022
- The Really Loud House as Joan Shivers
- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
2021
- Call Me Kat as Phil's Mama
2018
- The Resident as Gloria Ortiz
- The Cool Kids as Margaret
2017
- Great News as Angie
- The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special as Herself
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2011
- Annie Claus Is Coming to Town as Martha
2009
2008
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Hilda
- Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular as Mama
2006
- Hannah Montana as Ruthie Ray Stewart
- The Fox and the Hound 2 as Granny Rose (voice)
2004
- Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider as Flo
- Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly as Flo (voice)
- The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights as Herself
2001
2000
- Yes, Dear as Natalie Warner
1998
- Nunsense 3: The Jamboree as Sister Mary Amnesia / Thelma Harper
1997
- Ally McBeal as Dana
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1994
- Duckman as Vicki Lawrence (voice)
- Burke's Law as Felicia Harper
- All-American Girl as Phone Lady
- Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Nora Kingsley
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Herself
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Kitty Lynn Hastings
- Intimate Portrait as Self
1992
- Vicki! as Self - Host
1989
1988
- Roseanne as Phyllis Zimmer
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Jackie MacKay
- Body Language as Self
1983
- Mama's Family as Thelma Harper
1982
- Eunice as Mama
1980
- The Tim Conway Show as Self
1979
- Express to Terror as Karen Price
- Carol Burnett & Company
1977
- The Love Boat as Robin Brandt
1976
- Laverne & Shirley
- Having Babies as Grace Fontreil
1972
1969
- The Barbara McNair Show as Self
1968
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self / Member of the Young Americans (uncredited)
- The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes as Mama, Various Characters
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters
- Young Americans as Vicki Lawrence
1963
- Miss USA as Judge
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self