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Theresa Merritt
Died at 75 Emporia, Virginia, USA 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).
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Home Fries
1998•Movie
as Mrs. Vaughan
Dangerous Proposition
1998•Movie
as Grace
Cosby
1996•TV
as Unknown
Voodoo Dawn
1990•Movie
as Madame Daslay
Law & Order
1990•TV
as Ruth Titus
Silence Like Glass
1989•Movie
as Nurse Wilson
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988•Movie
as Simone
Astonished
1988•Movie
as Ida
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982•Movie
as Jewel
All That Jazz
1979•Movie
as Cast of NY/LA
The Great Santini
1979•Movie
as Arrabella Smalls
The Wiz
1978•Movie
as Aunt Em
The Goodbye Girl
1977•Movie
as Mrs. Crosby
Proof of the Man
1977•Movie
as Mario
The Love Boat
1977•TV
as Faye Phillips
That's My Mama
1974•TV
as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
Police Story
1973•TV
as Unknown
J.T.
1971•Movie
as Mama Meley
They Might Be Giants
1971•Movie
as Peggy