Vicki Lawrence

Acting

Vicki Lawrence

Born 1949-03-26 · Inglewood, California, USA

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.

Acting credits

The Fox and the Hound 2 poster
6.0

Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.

The Fox and the Hound 2

2006

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love poster
8.3

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023

Hermie & Friends:  Hermie and The High Seas poster
7.3

Good thing God never says anything unusual to Hermie. Uh-oh… suddenly there's room for doubt. What possible need would the Garden Gang have for a boat? It hasn't rained in ages. Isn't it good enough to believe God once-why do we have to keep on trusting Him time after time? Hermie and the High Seas teaches the lesson based on Jesus' words from the mountain-side in Matthew 6 about relying on God to care for our every need.

Hermie & Friends: Hermie and The High Seas

2008

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl poster
7.0

Friends and stars pay tribute to America's comedy sweetheart and her trailblazing television career.

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

2022

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town poster
6.3

This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A. and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy, and her daughter, Mia. She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys’ owner, Ted is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted’s business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist.

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

2011

Eunice poster
8.0

Moments in four different years in the lives of the Harper family beginning with 1955 as a hopeful Eunice prepares to go to a party, and her brother Phillip, a recent college graduate, departs for New York. In 1963, a married Eunice and her husband, Ed Higgins, help Mama welcome novelist Phillip home for a visit. In 1973, a divorced Eunice is living with Mama. In 1978, Eunice, Ellen, and Phillip return from Mama's funeral and Eunice makes a painful realization about her life.

Eunice

1982

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women poster
5.1

Spoof-meister, Julie Brown does a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbit's debutante debacles

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994

Having Babies poster
8.0

The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.

Having Babies

1976

Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster
4.5

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die poster
6.8

The Harts find themselves in the middle of a dangerous murder plot, but it isn't clear if the plot it a famous author's fictional murder-mystery, or an actual murder plot, until Jonathan finds himself the unsuspecting target of a killer. It begins to look like the culprit behind the plot is an old friend, Frank Crane, but there may be a connection to a corporate takeover of Hart Industries as well.

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

1994

Express to Terror poster
9.0

A gambling addict, mobsters, movie producers and others are plagued with murder while aboard a high-speed rail train. This pilot episode for the short-lived "Supertrain" series (which lasted just 9 episodes) was released to home video as a independent feature.

Express to Terror

1979

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers poster
8.3

Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times they lost composure on camera, halting sketches due to all varieties of faux pas, from faulty props (or urinating horses) to mutual crack-ups.

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers

2001

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular poster
2.8

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular is a one-hour variety sketch-comedy show. You'll see a hilarious roast of Santa Claus; a politically correct Christmas nativity scene photograph; dirty Christmas carolers; the gorgeous North Pole dancers; and a special music performance by Kid Rock of his new song, "Rock N Roll Jesus." The show features many actors and comedians including Carrot Top, Jim Breuer, Penn Jillete, Jamie Kennedy, Vicki Lawrence, Lisa Lampanelli, Flavor Flav, Jeffrey Ross, George Wallace and George Wendt, with special guest Tony Orlando and musical guest Kid Rock.

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007

Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz poster
NR

When Flo gets her own TV talk show, she is positively thrilled! She has to think about what to say, what to wear, and who to invite as guests. What she isn't thinking about are other people's feelings. After insulting every guest on her show, she finally realizes that she needs to apologize for the means things she said. Flo learns that words are very powerful. In fact, the words "I'm sorry" can make all the difference. Children will learn that by saying you're sorry, you are asking forgiveness and fixing your friends with another person.

Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz

2009

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider poster
7.0

A frightened little spider named Webster ventures into the garden. He's a walking encyclopedia of fears and phobias, shocked when the other denizens of the garden seem even more afraid of him than he is of them. His primary coping mechanism consists of praying to God for the courage to fact life in this Christian animated film aimed at young children.

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

2004

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly poster
7.5

Stingo, Lingo, Bingo and Zingo are from Riverpool and they are on their way to perform. Flo is not happy. Her friends encourage her and try to teach her to be truthful.

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

2004

The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights poster
7.2

For 11 smash hit seasons Carol's cry, "Let's Bump up the Lights!" was the signal for something unexpected to begin. Now you can enjoy a sensational hour of spontaneous moments captured in the lengendary Question and Answer segment of every Carol Burnett Show. Here Carol Burnett and her incredibly talented cast of Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle Waggoner are reunited before a live audience to relive, recount and remember their favorite moments from interacting with the show's studio audiences.

The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights

2004

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special poster
6.7

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking sketch comedy with appearances from Burnett, original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, costume designer Bob Mackie, and a slew of special guests.

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

2017

Young Americans poster
6.2

A 1967 pseudo-documentary film chronicling the travel experiences of The Young Americans choir. It was given an Academy Award in 1969, though it was revoked because it was released in 1967 and was thus ineligible, the only film in history to have done so.

Young Americans

1967

Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's poster
7.0

A filmmaker makes a documentary about Elvis sightings

Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's

2001

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree poster
9.0

Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

1998