Telma Hopkins
Born	October 28, 1948 (1948-10-28) (age 58) Louisville, Kentucky,  United States
Notable roles	Isabelle Hammond in Bosom Buddies Addy Wilson in Gimme a Break! Rachel Crawford in Family Matters Phyllis Thorne in Half & Half

Telma Hopkins (born October 28, 1948) is an American singer and television actress. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. ... Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981 until May 12, 1987. ... Family Matters was an American sitcom about a middle-class, African-American family living in Chicago. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ...

She started her career as one of the members in the 1970s pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Hopkins segued into television in the 1980s, with parts on Bosom Buddies and Gimme a Break! Tony Orlando and Dawn was a pop music group that was very popular in the 1970s. ... Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. ... Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981 until May 12, 1987. ...

In 1989, she was introduced to another generation as restaurant owner Rachel Crawford on the sitcom Family Matters. She played the role until 1993, when she was given her own show, Getting By. After Getting By was canceled, Hopkins returned to Family Matters as a semi-regular character until 1997. From 2002-2006, she was featured on the UPN sitcom Half & Half as Phyllis Thorne, the mother of Mona Thorne (Rachel True). Hopkins has also appeared in feature films such as The Wood. Family Matters was an American sitcom about a middle-class, African-American family living in Chicago. ... Getting By was a short-lived American sitcom about two single mothers, one white and one black, who inadvertedly are sold the same house and decide to live there with both of their families. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rachel True (born November 15, 1966) is an Bi-racial her father white her mother african-american actress originally from New York. ... The Wood is a 1999 comedy-drama-romance film, written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. ...

She is currently engaged to actor Rif Hutton.

Trivia

• She is the woman who yells "Shut your mouth!" after Isaac Hayes says, "That cat Shaft is a baaaad mother…" in the theme song to Shaft.

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External links

• Telma Hopkins at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.kellie.de/telmahopkins.htm
• http://www.classicbands.com/dawn.html

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