Thelma Carpenter

Thelma Carpenter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

15/01/1922

Day of Death

14/05/1997
(75) years old

Place of Birth

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 Sus... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1989

New York Stories

as Maid

1984

The Cotton Club

as Norma Williams

1978

The Wiz

as Miss One

1973

The Devil's Daughter

as Margaret Poole

1972

Call Her Mom

as Ida

1943

Crazy House

as Thelma