Vicki Lawrence
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.
As actor 64
Match Game
1973
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Love Boat
1977
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Resident
2018
Hannah Montana
2006
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Duckman
1994
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Ally McBeal
1997
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
Body Language
1984
Mama's Family
1983
Palm Royale
2024
Vicki!
1992
Yes, Dear
2000
Miss USA
1963
Hollywood Squares
2025
The Midnight Special
1972
Major Dad
1989
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
The Really Loud House
2022
Call Me Kat
2021
Great News
2017
Burke's Law
1994
All-American Girl
1994
Supertrain
1979
Roseanne
1988
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006
The Cool Kids
2018
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
The Tim Conway Show
1980
The Test
2001
The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Having Babies
1976
Eunice
1982
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and The High Seas
2008
Express to Terror
1979
Carol Burnett & Company
1979
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
2004
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973
Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers
2001
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular
2007
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
2017
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
2004
Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz
2009
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
1998
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up the Lights
2004
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
2001
Young Americans
1967