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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 5,461 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Theresa Merritt (1924–1998) Actress \| Soundtrack Trivia: Studied at the Settlement School of Music in Philadelphia and at Temple University and New York University. See more trivia » Born: September 24, 1924 in Emporia, Virginia, USA Died: June 12, 1998 (age 73) in The Bronx, New York, USA

Theresa Merritt

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Billy Madison

Billy Madison (1995)

"That's My Mama"

That's My Mama (1974)

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

The Wiz

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Actress (26 titles)

1998 Home Fries
Mrs. Vaughan

1998 Dangerous Proposition
Grace

1998 Cosby (TV series)
Edna Stone

– Mud (1998) … Edna Stone

1998 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Bernice

– Weaver of Hate (1998) … Bernice

1997 Law & Order (TV series)
Ruth Titus

– Double Down (1997) … Ruth Titus

1995 Billy Madison
Juanita

1992 Driving Miss Daisy (TV movie)
Idella

1991 Voodoo Dawn
Madame Daslay

1990 Astonished
Ida

1989 Silence Like Glass
Nurse Wilson

1988 Miracle at Beekman's Place (TV movie)
Sarag Coleman

1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Simone

1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
Clytie Catlett

– Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion (1984) … Clytie Catlett

1983 The Love Boat (TV series)
Faye Phillips

– Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance (1983) … Faye Phillips

1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Jewel

1980 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Hatty

– Sunshine's on the Way (1980) … Hatty

1979 All That Jazz
Cast of NY/LA

1979 The Great Santini
Arrabella Smalls

1978 The Wiz
Aunt Em

1977 The Goodbye Girl
Mrs. Crosby

1977 Ningen no shômei
Maria

1974-1975 That's My Mama (TV series)
Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

– Clifton's Casual Fling (1975) … Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

– Get Your Kicks on Routes 22 and 76 (1975) … Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

– A Man from the Past (1975) … Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

– Queen of the Ribs (1975) … Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

– Mama's Big Move (1975) … Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

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1975 Police Story (TV series)
Mrs. Johnson

– Face for a Shadow (1975) … Mrs. Johnson

1973 The Furst Family of Washington (TV movie)
Eloise 'Mama' Furst

1971 They Might Be Giants
Peggy

1969 J.T. (TV movie)
Mama Meley

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The Wiz -- An African American adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the inner-city experience.

Home Fries -- Pregnant Sally unknowingly falls for the stepson of the deceased father of her baby and has to deal with his homicidal family.

Billy Madison -- In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.

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Studied at the Settlement School of Music in Philadelphia and at Temple University and New York University. See more »

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