Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence
Victoria Ann "Vicki" Lawrence, sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian and singer. She is known for the many characters she originated on CBS's The Carol Burnett Show, where she appeared from 1967 to 1978, for the entire series run. One such character, The Family matriarch Thelma Harper/Mama, would later be the central character of the television situation comedy series Mama's Family on NBC and, later, in first-run syndication...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth26 March 1949
CityInglewood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise.
Mama is my chance to be Chris Rock. She says things I would never say. I let her push the envelope.
I didn't plan on going into show business. Show business picked me. And it's been fun. One of the best things about being in show business is people think they know me, and they feel like they grew up with me.
I went to UCLA, my dad's alma mater, and that was his dream.
I was married for 10 minutes into a Southern family.
I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'
It's my opportunity to say all the things that are politically incorrect. It's all the stuff we're thinking about but don't say anymore.
I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth. As long as 'Mama' was around, nobody would really miss me. People really think of her as an actual person. People all the time see me and ask, 'Where's Mama?' Like she should be with me.
I feel like my life has been very serendipitous and really kind of humorous. Everything that's happened to me has been like an, 'Omigod, are you kidding me?'
I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.