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Theresa Merritt

Acting

Theresa Merritt Hines (September 24, 1922 – June 12, 1998), known professionally as Theresa Merritt, was an American actress and singer. She's known for her role in That's My Mama (1974-1975) and for her film roles in The Wiz (1978) and Billy Madison (1995).

Filmography

Home Fries

as Mrs. Vaughan

Dangerous Proposition

as Grace

Cosby

Cast

Billy Madison

as Juanita

Voodoo Dawn

as Madame Daslay

Law & Order

as Ruth Titus

Silence Like Glass

Cast

Miracle at Beekman's Place

as Sarah Coleman

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Simone

Astonished

as Ida

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

as Jewel

All That Jazz

as Cast of NY/LA

The Great Santini

as Arrabella Smalls

The Wiz

as Aunt Em

The Goodbye Girl

as Mrs. Crosby

Proof of the Man

as Mario

The Love Boat

Cast

That's My Mama

as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

Police Story

Cast

J.T.

as Mama Meley

They Might Be Giants

as Peggy