“I am interested in a lot of the same things people are interested in. I am trying to raise kids without them self-destructing. I am trying to hold the marriage together, and I am trying to take off the same 10 pounds everyone else is.”

American actress, comedian, and singer

Vicki Lawrence, sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for playing the title character Mama in the NBC sitcom Mama's Family. The Mama character began as one of the roles Lawrence created for CBS's The Carol Burnett Show, where she appeared from 1967 to 1978. Her work is associated with television comedy and performance, especially character-driven comedy.