Vicki Lawrence was at an airport when she was recognized as the portrayer of Thelma Harper, the no-nonsense, sharp-tongued matriarch who debuted in the “Family” sketches of “The Carol Burnett Show” ...
Vicki Lawrence was never intended to play “Mama,” the sharp-tongued Southerner who became one of the most iconic characters to emerge from “The Carol Burnett Show” in the 1970s. The show’s writers ...