TIL Vicki Lawrence was actually in her 30s she played the role of Mama (Thelma Harper). The character Mama is in her late 70s during "Mama's Family". Vicki Lawrence did not turn 60 until 2009.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Lawrence
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