Theresa Merritt

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).

Known For

Law & Order

The Love Boat

Police Story

Cosby

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Billy Madison

The Wiz

That's My Mama

All Movies (16)

• Home Fries1998 · as Mrs. Vaughan
• Dangerous Proposition1998 · as Grace
• Billy Madison1995 · as Juanita
• Voodoo Dawn1990 · as Madame Daslay
• Silence Like Glass1989
• Miracle at Beekman's Place1988 · as Sarah Coleman
• The Serpent and the Rainbow1988 · as Simone
• Astonished1988 · as Ida
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1982 · as Jewel
• All That Jazz1979 · as Cast of NY/LA
• The Great Santini1979 · as Arrabella Smalls
• The Wiz1978 · as Aunt Em
• The Goodbye Girl1977 · as Mrs. Crosby
• Proof of the Man1977 · as Mario
• J.T.1971 · as Mama Meley
• They Might Be Giants1971 · as Peggy

All TV Shows (5)

• Cosby1996
• Law & Order1990 · as Ruth Titus
• The Love Boat1977
• That's My Mama1974 · as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
• Police Story1973