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Thelma Carpenter

American actress and musician (1922-1997) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 75

Thelma Carpenter was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz.

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A life in dates

1997Died14 May 19971989New York StoriesFilm, Maid1984The Cotton ClubFilm, Norma Williams1978The WizFilm, Miss One1977The Love BoatSeries, Dora1973The Devil's DaughterFilm, Margaret Poole1972The Paul Lynde ShowSeriesCall Her MomFilm, 1972Ida1970Barefoot in the ParkSeries, Mabel Bates1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1943Crazy HouseFilm, Thelma1922Born15 January 1922

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  • The Cotton Club 1984
  • New York Stories 1989
  • The Wiz 1978

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Filmography 6

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Television 4

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1997 · aged 75

In the same film or series as Thelma

Robert CornthwaiteAlso in The Devil's Daughter (1973)Mariann AaldaAlso in The Wiz (1978)Herbert RudleyAlso in Call Her Mom (1972)Maurice HinesAlso in The Cotton Club (1984)Michael HigginsAlso in New York Stories (1989)Martha O'DriscollAlso in Crazy House (1943)