“I went to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to visit all the troops. We would fly into a hospital and serve mess to the guys, and we ate whatever they were eating. Then we slept there and flew out the next day to little bases where there were maybe 10 or 20 guys. Then we flew to another hospital.”

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.