Acting
Thelma Carpenter
1922-1997
Known for The Wiz, The Cotton Club, New York Stories.
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Born01/15/1922
Died05/14/1997
AgeDied at 75
DepartmentActing
Biography
Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was a few years ahead.
