164K views · 5.3K reactions | Shirley Hemphill as Mrs. Colonel Sanders (1985) | Vintage & Iconic African American Everything | Facebook

SHIRLEY HEMPHILL In 1976, she landed the role of brassy waitress Shirley Wilson on the sitcom What's Happening!!. The series was a modest hit for ABC, but production and cast problems caused ABC to cancel the series in 1979. The following year, Hemphill was cast in her own sitcom, One in a Million. The series failed to attract an audience and was canceled in June 1980. In 1985, Hemphill reprised her role as Shirley Wilson in the syndicated revival of What's Happening!! titled What's Happening No

416K views · 879 reactions | "Faut se prendre des bides de fou. Au début, je me prenais mais des fours mon gars ! " Shirley Souagnon parle de son métier, le stand-up. Sans filtre. | Brut | Facebook