Theresa Merritt
Filmography

Theresa Merritt

Section Title: Filmography
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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes

1971	They Might Be Giants	Peggy

1977	Proof of the Man	Maria

The Goodbye Girl	Mrs. Crosby

1978	The Wiz	Aunt Em

1979	The Great Santini	Arrabella Smalls	Alternative titles: The Ace The Gift of Fury

All That Jazz	Cast of NY / LA #4

1982	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Jewel

1988	Astonished	Ida

The Serpent and the Rainbow	Simone

1989	Zwei Frauen	Nurse Wilson	Alternative title: Silence Like Glass

1991	Voodoo Dawn	Madame Daslay	Alternative title: Strange Turf

1995	Billy Madison	Juanita

1998	Dangerous Proposition	Grace

Home Fries	Mrs. Vaughan	(final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes

1969	J.T.	Mama Meley	Television movie

1973	The Furst Family of Washington	Eloise "Mama" Furst	Television movie

1974–1975	That's My Mama	Eloise "Mama" Curtis	39 episodes

1975	Police Story	Mrs. Johnson	1 episode

1980	NBC Special Treat	1 episode

1983	The Love Boat	Faye Pillips	1 episode

1984	Concealed Enemies	Clytie Catlett	Television movie

1988	Miracle at Beekman's Place	Sarag Coleman	Television movie

1997	Law & Order	Ruth Titus	1 episode

1998	NYPD Blue	Bernice	1 episode

Cosby	Edna Stone	1 episode

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Theresa Merritt appeared as Aunt Em in the 1978 film The Wiz, Mrs. Crosby in the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl, and Juanita in Billy Madison.

final_sentence: Theresa Merritt appeared as Aunt Em in the 1978 film The Wiz, Mrs. Crosby in the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl, and Juanita in Billy Madison.