Theresa Merritt(1922-1998)

Actress
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Theresa Merritt in That's My Mama (1974)

Theresa Merritt was born on 24 September 1922 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Billy Madison (1995), The Wiz (1978) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). She was married to Benjamin Hines. She died on 12 June 1998 in The Bronx, New York, USA.

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Known for

Billy Madison

6.4

Juanita

1995

The Wiz

5.6

Aunt Em

1978

The Goodbye Girl

7.4

Mrs. Crosby

1977

The Serpent and the Rainbow

6.4

Simone

1988

Credits

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Actress

Home Fries
5.1
- Mrs. Vaughan
- 1998
Dangerous Proposition
6.5
- Grace
- 1998
Cosby
6.2
TV Series
- Edna Stone
- 1998
NYPD Blue
7.8
TV Series
- Bernice
- 1998
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- Ruth Titus
- 1997
Billy Madison
6.4
- Juanita
- 1995
Driving Miss Daisy
6.9
TV Movie
- Idella
- 1992
Voodoo Dawn
3.5
- Madame Daslay
- 1990
Silence Like Glass
6.6
- Nurse Wilson
- 1989
Miracle at Beekman's Place
5.1
TV Movie
- Sarag Coleman
- 1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4
- Simone
- 1988
Astonished
4.4
- Ida
- 1988
That's My Mama Now!
TV Movie
- Eloise Curtis
- 1986
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
- Clytie Catlett
- 1984
The Love Boat
6.3
TV Series
- Faye Phillips
- 1983

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Alternative name
- Ben & Theresa
Born
- September 24, 1922
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
Died
- June 12, 1998
- The Bronx, New York, USA(skin cancer)
Spouse
- Benjamin Hines1945 - June 12, 1998 (her death, 4 children)
Other works
(November 1-20, 1983) She played Mama in Jane Martin's play, "Shasta Rue," in a The Esquire Project '83 Shorts (new one-act plays in repertory) Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Jory was director,

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Trivia
Producers of the movie Ghost originally wanted her for the part of Oda Mae Brown but Patrick Swayze insisted they cast Whoopi Goldberg instead.