Thelma Carpenter
Born: 1922-01-15
Died: 1997-05-14
Known For: Acting
Biography
Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was a few years ahead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thelma Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1989
- New York Stories as Maid
1984
- The Cotton Club as Norma Williams
1978
- The Wiz as Miss One
1977
- The Love Boat as Dora
1973
- The Devil's Daughter as Margaret Poole
1972
- The Paul Lynde Show
- Call Her Mom as Ida
1970
- Barefoot in the Park as Mabel Bates
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1943
- Crazy House as Thelma