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Vivian Lee Smallwood, known by her stage name Rappin' Granny, was an American grandmother who performed hip-hop music. She lived in Castaic, California, near Los Angeles.
Birth Name
Vivian Lee Smallwood
Born
Sunday, 18 June 1933
Died
Saturday, 22 July 2017
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Speck's Mother | 2012 |
| Dirty Girl | Shellie the Neighbor | 2010 |
| A Day in the Life | Granny | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Muriel | 2009 |
| America's Got Talent | Rappin Granny | 2006 |
| Halfway Decent | Tom's Mom | 2005 |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Old Woman / Woman with Walker / Older Woman / Old Black Lady / Mother / Little Old Lady / Customer | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Leila | 2005 |
| Quintuplets | Rose | 2004 |
| The Ladykillers | Tea Lady | 2004 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Speck's Mother | 2012 |
| Dirty Girl | Shellie the Neighbor | 2010 |
| A Day in the Life | Granny | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Muriel | 2009 |
| America's Got Talent | Rappin Granny | 2006 |
| Halfway Decent | Tom's Mom | 2005 |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Old Woman / Woman with Walker / Older Woman / Old Black Lady / Mother / Little Old Lady / Customer | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Leila | 2005 |
| Quintuplets | Rose | 2004 |
| The Ladykillers | Tea Lady | 2004 |
| Gas | Beatrice | 2004 |
| All About the Andersons | Mrs. Simpson | 2003 |
| American Dreams | Charlene | 2002 |
| The Shield | Phyllis | 2002 |
| Dead Last | Old Lady | 2001 |
| Six Feet Under | Mrs. Marshall | 2001 |
| The District | Mrs. Marla Harvey | 2000 |
| Ali: An American Hero | Mae | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Grandmother | 2000 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Althea | 2000 |
| Damon | Older Woman | 1998 |
| Curse of the ShadowBorg | Nano | 1997 |
| BeetleBorgs | Nano / Nana Williams | 1996 |
| 7th Heaven | Woman | 1996 |
| The Steve Harvey Show | Mrs. Hill | 1996 |
| Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Sister Williams | 1996 |
| In the House | Elderly Woman | 1995 |
| The John Larroquette Show | Babette | 1993 |
