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[[Image:ThatsMyMama.jpg|thumb|'''Theresa Merritt''' (right), with [[Clifton Davis]] (left) and [[Theodore Wilson]]]]'''Theresa Merritt Hines''', ([[September 24, [[1924]] in Emporia, VA, USA - [[June 12]], [[1998]] in Bronx, NY, USA), was a prolific American stage actress and singer. She appeared in many theatrical productions but gained fame later in life when she starred in and [[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]] ([[Tony Award]] nomination) and [[The Wiz]] (she replaced [[Mabel King]] as Evelline, and although the demanding role was a highly visible one for her she left it, citing its deleterious effect on her voice) and the television series ''[[That's My Mama]]''. |
[[Image:ThatsMyMama.jpg|thumb|'''Theresa Merritt''' (right), with [[Clifton Davis]] (left) and [[Theodore Wilson]]]]'''Theresa Merritt Hines''', ([[September 24]], [[1924]] in Emporia, VA, USA - [[June 12]], [[1998]] in Bronx, NY, USA), was a prolific American stage actress and singer. She appeared in many theatrical productions but gained fame later in life when she starred in and [[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]] ([[Tony Award]] nomination) and [[The Wiz]] (she replaced [[Mabel King]] as Evelline, and although the demanding role was a highly visible one for her she left it, citing its deleterious effect on her voice) and the television series ''[[That's My Mama]]''. |
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Her most notable film roles were Aunt Em in [[1978]] film version of [[The Wiz]], Mrs. Crosby in the 1977 film adaptation of Neil Simon's [[The Goodbye Girl]] and Juanita in the [[Adam Sandler]] comedy [[Billy Madison]]. |
Her most notable film roles were Aunt Em in [[1978]] film version of [[The Wiz]], Mrs. Crosby in the 1977 film adaptation of Neil Simon's [[The Goodbye Girl]] and Juanita in the [[Adam Sandler]] comedy [[Billy Madison]]. |
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Theresa Merritt Hines, (September 24, 1924 in Emporia, VA, USA - June 12, 1998 in Bronx, NY, USA), was a prolific American stage actress and singer. She appeared in many theatrical productions but gained fame later in life when she starred in and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Tony Award nomination) and The Wiz (she replaced Mabel King as Evelline, and although the demanding role was a highly visible one for her she left it, citing its deleterious effect on her voice) and the television series That's My Mama.
Her most notable film roles were Aunt Em in 1978 film version of The Wiz, Mrs. Crosby in the 1977 film adaptation of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl and Juanita in the Adam Sandler comedy Billy Madison.
She was married to Benjamin Hines; they had four children. She is an Honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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