Theresa Merritt
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-09-24 in Emporia, Virginia, USA
Died
1998-06-12
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).
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Ruth Titus
The Love Boat
Police Story
Cosby
The Great Santini
as Arrabella Smalls
The Wiz
as Aunt Em
Home Fries
as Mrs. Vaughan
Billy Madison
as Juanita
That's My Mama
as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
J.T.
as Mama Meley
All That Jazz
as Cast of NY/LA
They Might Be Giants
as Peggy
Silence Like Glass
The Goodbye Girl
as Mrs. Crosby
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Jewel
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Simone
Proof of the Man
as Mario
Voodoo Dawn
as Madame Daslay
Dangerous Proposition
as Grace
Astonished
as Ida