“I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth. As long as 'Mama' was around, nobody would really miss me. People really think of her as an actual person. People all the time see me and ask, 'Where's Mama?' Like she should be with me.”

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.