Vicki Lawrence
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Vicki Lawrence, sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She played the title character Mama in the NBC sitcom Mama's Family. The Mama character orig
Lawrence in 2024
On The Carol Burnett Show, L-R: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, and Dinah Shore in the sketch "Went with the Wind!", 1977.
Vicki Lawrence as Thelma "Mama" Harper, 2009
Cashbox advertisement, December 9, 1972
Carol Burnett
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Carol Creighton Burnett is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer. Burnett has played dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen. She has received numerous awards and accolades, includin
Vicki Lawrence
…firefighter's ball. A reporter for a local newspaper wrote a story about the contest and mentioned that Lawrence bore a striking resemblance to a young Carol Burnett. An avid fan letter-writer, Lawrence's mother urged her to write a letter to Burnett and include the newspaper article. After receiving the letter…
Burnett in 2014
Burnett (left) and her sister Chrissie on Person to Person, 1961
Hollywood Pacific Theatre in 2010, site of Burnett's star
1961 cast photo from The Garry Moore Show. From left to right: Garry Moore, Burnett, and Durward Kirby.