Thelma Carpenter
Acting Born Jan 15, 1922 10 credits
Biography
Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was a few years ahead.
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Full filmography
- The Love Boat (1977) as Dora
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
- The Wiz (1978) as Miss One
- Call Her Mom (1972) as Ida
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Norma Williams
- New York Stories (1989) as Maid
- Barefoot in the Park (1970) as Mabel Bates
- Crazy House (1943) as Thelma
- The Devil's Daughter (1973) as Margaret Poole