she was named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the 2015 LGBT History Month. Mabley was the inspiration for the character of Grandma Klump in the 1996 movie The Nutty Professor. Mabley was featured during the "HerStory" video tribute to notable women on U2's tour in 2017 for the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree during a performance of "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" from the band's 1991 album Achtung Baby. Mabley, portrayed by Wanda Sykes, appears in the final episode of the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, performing a full stand-up routine on the Apollo Theater stage. Work Stage Bowman's Cotton Blossoms (1919) Look Who's Here (1927) Miss Bandana (1927) Fast and Furious (1931) Blackberries of 1932 (1932) The Joy Boat (1930s) Sidewalks of Harlem (1930s) Red Pastures (1930s) Swingin' the Dream (1939) Films The Emperor Jones (1933) Killer Diller (1948) Boarding House Blues (1948) It's Your Thing (documentary, 1970) Amazing Grace (1974) Television The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) The Ed Sullivan Show (1969) The Merv Griffin Show (with guest host Judy Garland, 1969) The Bill Cosby Show (1970) The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) Discography 1961 On Stage 1961 Moms Mabley at the "UN" 1961 Moms Mabley at The Playboy Club 1962 Moms Mabley Breaks It Up 1962 Moms Mabley at Geneva Conference 1963 I Got Somethin' to Tell You! 1963 Young Men, Sí – Old Men, No 1964 Moms the Word 1964 Out on a Limb 1964 The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley (Chess) 1964 Moms Wows 1964 Best of Moms and Pigmeat, Vol. 1 1965 Men in My Life 1965 Now Hear This 1966 Moms Mabley at the White House Conference 1968 Best of Moms Mabley 1969 The Youngest Teenager 1969 Her Young Thing 1970 Live at Sing Sing 1972 I Like 'em Young 1994 Live at the Apollo 1994 The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley (Jewel) 1994 Live at the Ritz 2004 Comedy Ain't Pretty References External links Agitation in Moderation: The Moms Mabley Story by Kliph Nesteroff Moms Mabley on MusicMatch (archived) Moms Mabley on NPR.org 1894 births 1975 deaths 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American actresses Actresses from North Carolina African-American actresses African-American female comedians African-American stand-up comedians American stand-up comedians American women comedians Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery American lesbian actresses LGBT African Americans Lesbian comedians LGBT people from North Carolina People from Brevard, North Carolina Vaudeville performers 20th-century