Name
Theresa Merritt
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-09-24
Deathday
1998-06-12 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Emporia, Virginia, USA
Biography
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).
Known For
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When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, ...
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A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to hav...
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Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreograph...
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Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his li...
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Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him...
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After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daug...
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When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the...
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As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha...
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After the death of his wife, retired judge Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for him...
- 1995 Billy Madison as Juanita
- 1979 The Great Santini as Arrabella Smalls
- 1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow as Simone
- 1978 The Wiz as Aunt Em
- 1977 The Goodbye Girl as Mrs. Crosby
- 1979 All That Jazz as Cast of NY/LA
- 1998 Dangerous Proposition as Grace
- 1990 Voodoo Dawn as Madame Daslay
- 1998 Home Fries as Mrs. Vaughan
- 1971 They Might Be Giants as Peggy
- 1988 Miracle at Beekman's Place as Sarah Coleman
- 1971 J.T. as Mama Meley
- 1988 Astonished as Ida
- 1977 Proof of the Man as Mario
- 1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Jewel
- 1989 Silence Like Glass
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Faye Phillips
- 1996 Cosby ( 1 episode )
- 1974 That's My Mama ( 39 episodes ) as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
- 1973 Police Story ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Ruth Titus
