Mama's Family: Ladies' Choice
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Ladies' Choice
Season 5, Episode 1
Mama's not giving up the presidency of the Church Ladies League without a fight---and her opponent is Iola (Beverly Archer). Mama: Vicki Lawrence Schultz. Alberta Meechum: Anne Haney. Lolly Purdue: Doris Hess.
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1988
English
Comedy
Sitcom
Season Premiere
Cast & Crew
Vicki Lawrence
(Actor)
.. Mama Thelma Harper
Beverly Archer
(Actor)
.. Iola Boylen
Anne Haney
(Actor)
.. Alberta Meechum
Doris Hess
(Actor)
.. Lolly Purdue
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Did You Know..
Vicki Lawrence
(Actor)
.. Mama Thelma Harper
Born:
March 26, 1949
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Trivia:
Comedian Vicki Lawrence got her big break in show business with a prominent role on the 70's sketch comedy series The Carol Burnette Show. The California native was particularly popular for her recurring character of "Mama," which earned her a successful spin-off, the sitcom Mama's Family, which ran from 1986 to 1990. She would go on to also enjoy runs on shows like Hannah Montana, and also had a career as a successful singer, reaching number one in 1973 with the song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia".
Beverly Archer
(Actor)
.. Iola Boylen
Born:
July 19, 1948
Anne Haney
(Actor)
.. Alberta Meechum
Born:
March 04, 1934
Died: May 26, 2001
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Died: May 26, 2001
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Trivia:
Though she got her start in the film industry late in life, actress Anne Haney would go on to become a dependable character actress with a strong reputation and a healthy sense of humor.Born in March of 1934 in Memphis, TN, Haney studied radio, drama, and television at the University of North Carolina before marrying Georgia Public Television executive John Haley. Soon raising a daughter and devoting herself to family life, Haney began to seek work in the local theater in the 1970s, touring with Noel Coward's Fallen Angels and joining the Screen Actors Guild in preparation for her family's post-retirement move to Southern California. Her plans sadly stifled by her husband's death in 1980, with her daughter in college Haney was on her own for her Westward voyage, though soon after arriving she got an agent and a role in the Walter Matthau vehicle Hopscotch (1980). Alternating between stage and screen for the duration of her Hollywood career, Haney gained over 50 credits with her frequent appearances in television and film. With memorable roles in such films as Liar Liar and Mrs. Doubtfire, in addition to her appearances on Matlock, L.A. Law, The Geena Davis Show, and Ally McBeal, Haney's likeable personality proved both enduring and endearing.On May 26, 2001, Anne Haney died of natural causes in her Studio City, CA, home. She was 67.
Doris Hess
(Actor)
.. Lolly Purdue
