Liz Mikel

Liz Mikel
Born
Elizabeth Juliene Lacy

(1963-11-07) November 7, 1963 (age 61)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1970–present
Websitehttp://www.lizmikel.com/

Elizabeth Juliene Mikel (née Lacy; born November 7, 1963) is an American actress and jazz vocalist from Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her role as Corrina "Mama" Williams, mother of star running back Brian "Smash" Williams, on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.[1]

Career

Liz Mikel has been performing on stage for more than twenty years, including extended runs with the Dallas Theater Center and Theater Three.[2] In 2007, the Dallas Morning News described Mikel as "a fixture on the Dallas theater scene".[3] She stepped in for Oprah Winfrey in a special 2008 performance of The Vagina Monologues.[4]

Her film credits include roles in The Quest for Freedom, It's in the Water, Detention (aka Learning Curve), Seventy-8, Carried Away, and as Ruthie Jenkins in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins. Besides Friday Night Lights, television roles have included guest appearances on LAX, Prison Break, and Past Life plus a recurring role as Maggie on Sordid Lives: The Series.

Dallas Morning News theater critic Jerome Weeks once described Mikel's voice as "an immense, joyful force" and stated, "If a mountain range could belt a bawdy song, it would sound like Mikel."[5]

Liz starred on Broadway in Lysistrata Jones, for which the New York Times praised her performance as "commanding."[6]

Awards and honors

In 1998, Mikel received the Leon Rabin Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Musical" from the Dallas Theatre League.[7] She has also been the recipient of the Sankofa Award for her "dedication to the Arts in the Community" and the Dallas Theater Critics Forum Award 2004 for her role in Ain't Misbehavin.[7] D Magazine named Mikel "Best Actress" in their 2004 "Best of Big D" issue.[8] The Dallas Weekly featured her as "Queen of the Arts: The Face of Black Theater in Dallas" in March 2006. Mikel was awarded The 2008 Column Theater Award for "Best Actress in a Musical-Equity" for Caroline, or Change.[4]

Fire

On January 7, 2010, the Holly Hills apartment complex in Dallas where Mikel lived burned to the ground, destroying all of Mikel's clothing, possessions, and memorabilia.[7] The local arts community responded with a series of benefit concerts, and the Dallas Theater Center announced they would donate "100 percent of all ticket sales" from the world-premiere performance of the musical, Give It Up!, in which Mikel appears.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Quest for Freedom Ben's Mother
1997 It's in the Water Viola Johnson
2004 Seventy-8 Sunset
2008 Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins Ruthie Jenkins
2009 Carried Away Restaurant Manager
2012 Bending the Rules Fat Dee
2013 Straight A's Nurse Viola
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty TSA Skeleton #2
2014 Dakota's Summer Ms. Judd
2014 Get On Up Gertrude Sanders
2014 Salvation Emily TV movie
2014 Jazz Lessons Mama Jacqui Short film
2016 Dead Awake Nurse
2020 Miss Juneteenth Betty Ray
2021 The Blazing World Dr. Cruz

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 LAX Angry woman Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Prison Break Correctional officer Episode: "Unearthed"
2006-2008 Friday Night Lights Corrina "Mama" Williams Recurring role, 26 episodes
2008 Sordid Lives: The Series Maggie Recurring role, 4 episodes
2010 Past Life Alma Recurring role, 2 episodes
2013 Dallas Judge Rhonda Mason Recurring role, 2 episodes

Theatre

Sources:[11][12]

Year(s) Production Role Location Category
2010 Give It Up! Hetaira Dallas Theater Center Regional
2011 Lysistrata Jones Transport Group Theatre Company Off-Broadway
Lysistrata Jones Walter Kerr Theatre Broadway

References

  1. ^ Amatangelo, Amy (April 11, 2007). "NBC's bright 'Lights'". Boston Herald.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Taitte, Lawson (June 4, 2007). "Liz Mikel brings stature and star power to 'Caroline' at Theatre Three". Dallas Morning News.
  3. ^ "Her old stomping grounds". Dallas Morning News. June 4, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Friday Night Lights Actress Liz Mikel Steps into Oprah's Role For V-Day" (Press release). Billboard Publicity Wire. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Weeks, Jerome (April 2, 1995). "'Empress' of all she surveyed". Dallas Morning News.
  6. ^ Brantley, Ben (December 14, 2011). "'Lysistrata Jones' at Walter Kerr Theater – Review". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Chaffin, Cindy (January 8, 2010). "Art&Seek Q&A: Liz Mikel". KERA. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "Best Actress: Liz Mikel". D Magazine. 2004.
  9. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (January 8, 2010). "Give It Up For Liz Mikel". Dallas Observer.
  10. ^ Visser, Nancy (January 8, 2010). "Tuckers' Blues is hosting fundraiser for diva Liz Mikel, whose home burned this week". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  11. ^ "Liz Mikel: Performer". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Liz Mikel Broadway and Theatre Credits". BroadwayWorld.com (Wisdom Digital Media). Retrieved June 4, 2022.

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