Thelma Carpenter
January 15, 1922 (103 years old) in
Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was a few years ahead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thelma Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 1989 ·New York Storiesas Maid
- 1984 ·The Cotton Clubas Norma Williams
- 1978 ·The Wizas Miss One
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Dora
- 1973 ·The Devil's Daughteras Margaret Poole
- 1972 ·The Paul Lynde Showas
- 1972 ·Call Her Momas Ida
- 1970 ·Barefoot in the Parkas Mabel Bates
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1943 ·Crazy Houseas Thelma