Thelma Carpenter: Thelma Carpenter. Actress: The Wiz. Thelma Carpenter, the only child of Mary and Fred Carpenter, was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 15, 1922, and her career spanned seven decades. She was performing on radio programs like Jack Darrell's "Kiddies Hour" and the "Horn and Hardart Children's Hour" at age 5 and had her own show on WNYC by age 11. After winning an Apollo Theatre amateur night in...
Known For: The Wiz (Miss One), The Cotton Club (Norma Williams), Barefoot in the Park (Mabel Bates), New York Stories (Maid (segment "Life without Zoe"))