Emmy Award-winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Lawrence went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of The Carol Burnett Show. In the seventh season, at the ripe old age of 24, she created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or Mama as she is better known to her fans.
After the Burnett Show, Vicki went on to star in Mama’s Family, which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run of original shows. Mama has attained almost a cult status among her legions of loyal television viewers, who still enjoy her in reruns twice daily throughout most of the country. Vicki Lawrence is a noted women’s rights activist and she was recognized for her efforts in 1988 when she was the first woman to be honored as “Person of the Year” by the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Vicki is also the national spokesperson for The Cholesterol Low Down and as spokesperson for The American Heart Association Go Red for Women program, Lawrence uses her energy, enthusiasm and entertainment skills to help others. Aware that heart disease runs in her family, she recently learned that she has elevated cholesterol and has increased her commitment to increasing public awareness about cholesterol and the importance of heart health.
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Being a Woman in a Man’s World
Lawrence travels all over the country speaking to womens’ organizations about her life and career, and the challenges and obstacles faced as a woman in what is seemingly still a “man’s world.” She’s brings to the stage her characteristic humor and wit, reminding us all that “Life is much too serious to be taken seriously!”
Vicki! True Life Adventures of Miss Fireball
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