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Thelma Carpenter
Thelma Carpenter

Thelma Carpenter

ActingBorn January 15, 1922Died May 14, 1997 (age 75)

Biography

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.

Filmography

1989Movie
1984
The Cotton Club

as Norma Williams

Movie
1978
The Wiz

as Miss One

Movie
1977TV
1973
The Devil's Daughter

as Margaret Poole

Movie
1972Movie
1970
Barefoot in the Park

as Mabel Bates

TV
1943
Crazy House

as Thelma

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 15, 1922
Day of DeathMay 14, 1997
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