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Thelma White (born Thelma Wolpa; December 4, 1910 – January 11, 2005) was an American radio and film actress. White is best known for her role in the 1936 exploitation film Reefer Madness.
Sassy comedienne Thelma White became a rather reluctant entry into cult film history with her infamous role as blonde vixen "Mae Colman", who pushes marijuana ("demon weed") onto unsuspecting school-age youths in the classic 1930s turkey Reefer Madness (1936) (originally titled "Tell Your Children").
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Jan 13, 2005 · Thelma White, whose portrayal of a hard-boiled addiction queen in the 1936 movie “Reefer Madness” was largely forgotten until the film resurfaced in the 1970s as a cult classic, died of...
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Jan 18, 2005 · LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 - Thelma White, an actress best known for playing a drug addict in "Reefer Madness," a 1936 antimarijuana propaganda film that resurfaced decades later as a cult classic,...
Mar 22, 2019 · Thelma White was a true renaissance person beginning her career as “living doll” named Baby Dimples where she would remain completely still until given a cue to come to life. Before she was...
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Dec 4, 2017 · December 4 gave us Thelma White (Thelma Wolpa, 1910-2005). Originally from Lincoln Nebraska, White started her career at age two in the family tent show, playing a “living doll” named Baby Dimples — she would remain absolutely rigid and still until she received a cue to come to life.
Jan 14, 2005 · Thelma White, the actress who died on Tuesday aged 94, was notable for her role in the hilarious cult classic Reefer Madness (1936). Blonde, petite, sassy and ambitious, she began her Hollywood...
