Cast & creator
Rappin' Granny
Best known for How I Met Your Mother, Malcolm in the Middle, Parks and Recreation
Vivian Smallwood (June 18, 1933 – July 22, 2017), known by her stage name Rappin' Granny, was an American grandmother who performed hip-hop music. She lived in Castaic, California, near Los Angeles.
Also known as: Vivian Lee Smallwood, Vivian Smallwood
Movies
4
film credits
Series
21
television credits
Career
25
1993–2009 · acting roles
Credit score
7.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (25)
Showing 25 of 25 credits
Series
★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
Leila
2005
Series
★ 8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
Althea
2000
Series
★ 8.1
Parks and Recreation
Muriel
2009
Series
★ 7.4
Strong Medicine
Grandmother
2000
Series
★ 5.7
America's Got Talent
Self - Contestant
2006
Series
★ 8.2
The Shield
Phyllis
2002
Series
★ 8.1
Six Feet Under
2001
Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Old Woman
2005Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Little Old Lady
2005Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Older Black Woman
2005Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Mother
2005Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Customer
2005Series
★ 8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
Woman with Walker
2005
Series
★ 6.4
7th Heaven
Woman
1996
Series
★ 5.2
American Dreams
Charlene
2002
Series
★ 7.0
The Steve Harvey Show
Mrs. Hill
1996
Series
★ 6.9
The John Larroquette Show
Babette
1993
Series
★ 7.8
In the House
1995
Series
★ 6.5
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
Nano
1996
Series
★ 8.3
Quintuplets
Rose
2004
Movie
★ 7.1
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Sister Williams
1996
Series
★ 8.0
Damon
Older Woman
1998
Movie
★ 6.1
The Ladykillers
Tea Lady
2004
Movie
★ 5.8
A Day in the Life
Granny
2009
Movie
★ 7.7
Gas
Beatrice
2004