An alum of David W. Carter and Booker T. Washington High Schools, and Texas Southern University; many say Liz Mikel is best known for her role as Corinna “Mama” Williams, mother of star running back Brian “Smash” Williams, on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights but she is known for any role she takes because she is such a memorable force. Whether it’s A Christmas Carol, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Welcome Home Roscoe Johnson or in the biopic Get On Up. A songbird and award-winning actress, Liz stood in for Oprah Winfrey in a special 2008 performance of The Vagina Monologues. She’s performed as part of American repertory Theater, WaterTower Theatre, Dallas Children’s Theater, Jubilee Theatre Lysistrata Jones, Theater Three and The Muny.
