Vicki Ann Lawrence is an Inglewood, California-born American actress, singer as well as a comedian. Born on 26 March 1949, Vicki is known for her many characters that she performed in CBS’s “The Carol Burnett Show”. She is also well-known for her singing talent, and as an author. An Emmy as well as a Golden Globe award winner, Vicki has been active in her profession since 1967.
A famous American television personality who has shown prominence and persistence in her career, one may wonder how rich is Vicky at the present? As estimated by sources, Vicki counts her wealth at an amount of over $8 million as of early 2016. Needless to say, her wealth has been amassed due to her prominence on television as an actress. She has also earned a lot of money as a successful singer and a comedian.
Vicki Lawrence Net Worth $8 Million
Lawrence was raised in Inglewood, where she attended Morning side High School and matriculated in 1967. She then started her career in acting, although she initially intended to become a dental hygienist and attended UCLA. She later changed her major to theatre arts, but dropped out of college after two years so that she could give her full time attention to acting. Vicki began gathering popularity for one of many characters in ‘The Carol Burnett Show”, that of Thelma Harper. Her character became so famous that she was cast in NBC’s sitcom series “Mama’s Family”, in which Vicki played the central character of Thelma Harper/Mama.
In addition to the aforementioned, Vicky has also been active in other television shows and series including “The $25,000 Pyramid”, “The Love Boat”, “Mama’s Family”, “Win, Lose or Draw”, “Major Dad”, “Roseanne” and many more. She has also appeared in television movies like “Eunice”, “Hart To Hart” and others. More recently, she appeared in television shows like “Hollywood Squares”, “Vicki!”, “Yes, Dear”, “Hannah Montana” and several others. Obviously, being a part of all of these projects has added a lot to Lawrence’s net worth to make her a multi-millionaire in this day.
Along with being a popular actress, Vicki has also found notable success in the music industry as a singer. Until today, she has released three albums, and one of her singles “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” was a number 1 hit in the US charts making her a one hit wonder in U.S music industry. Vicki is also noted for co-authoring two books “Vicki!: The True-Life Adventures Of Miss Fireball” and “Mama For President: Good Lord, Why Not?”. Currently, she hosts a stage show “Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show” which is not televised.
As for her personal life, Vicki has married twice and is the mother of two children. She was married to Bobby Russell for two years between 1972 and 1974 before their divorce. Shortly afterwards she married Al Schultz with whom she shares her children and life until today. As of now, Vicki enjoys her career as one of the most popular television personality while her present net worth of $8 million caters to her daily life.
