Marla Gibbs

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Known For

Acting

Born

1931-06-14

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Marla Gibbs

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Marla Gibbs (born June 14, 1931) is an American television and film actress and singer. She is best remembered for playing Isabel Sanford's and Sherman Hemsley's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The Jeffersons and spinoff Checking In. She also starred as Mary Jenkins on the television series 227. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marla Gibbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television as Self
2024
Mildred 4 a Million as Mildred
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland as Mrs. Keys
2023
Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2023
UnPrisoned as Annie
2023
History of the World: Part II as Ruby Seale
2023
Not Dead Yet as Nana Sugar
2023
Will Trent as Ms. Pearl
2022
A Christmas Prayer as Mrs. Gladys
2022
Bromates as Grandma Gladys
2022
Spirit Halloween: The Movie as Grandma G
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
Generation Gap as Self
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
2021
Big Shot as Destiny's Grandmother
2020
Orpheus Star as Ruth Carmichael
2020
She Ball as Mrs. Watts
2019
One Fine Christmas as Alice
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Jean
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show as Mary Jenkins
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Florence Johnston
2019
Bless This Mess as Belle
2018
Love Jacked as Rose
2018
The Neighborhood as Miss Simpson
2018
The Last O.G. as Mama Jarvis
2018
Station 19 as Edith
2018
Please Stand By as Rose
2017
Young Sheldon as Doris
2017
Jalen Vs. Everybody as Grammie
2017
Trial & Error as Mrs. Kratt
2017
Lemon as Lily
2017
One Day at a Time as Mrs. Jones
2016
This Is Us as Woman At The Diner
2016
Second Sight as Nana
2016
Teachers as Mrs. Potts
2015
The Man in 3B as Ms. Mamie
2015
The Carmichael Show as Francis
2015
Harvey Beaks as Fuzzy (voice)
2014
black-ish as Mabel
2014
Grantham & Rose as Rose Price
2014
Charlie Murphy's Law as Vera Jenkins
2012
The First Family as Grandma Eddy
2012
Madea's Witness Protection as Hattie
2012
C'mon Man as Mrs. Crabtree
2012
Scandal as Rose
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Marcia
2009
Afro Ninja as Aunt Mary
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
2008
Childrens Hospital as Flossie
2007
Back to the Grind
2006
The Heart Specialist as Ms. Overwood
2005
Love on Layaway as Narrator
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Joyce Ward
2004
Listen Up! as Jackie Widmer
2003
Cold Case as Georgie (2005)
2003
NCIS as Rosie Brown
2003
Chappelle's Show
2003
The Surreal Life
2001
The Visit as Lois Waters
2001
The Brothers as Mary West
2000
Stanley's Gig as Eleanor Whitney
1999
Judging Amy as Zella Van Exel
1999
Lost & Found as Enid
1999
Foolish as Odetta
1998
Martial Law
1998
The Hughleys as Hattie Mae Hughley
1998
The King of Queens as Nana Louise
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998
Border to Border as Dela
1998
Dawson's Creek as Mrs. Fran Boyd
1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Grandmother (voice)
1994
Lily in Winter as Maize Covington
1994
Touched by an Angel as Millie
1994
ER as Cherise Barnes
1994
Burke's Law as Jessica Wallace
1993
The Meteor Man as Mrs. Reed
1993
The Fire Next Time
1992
Martin as Miss Minnie
1991
Up Against the Wall as Louise Bradley
1990
Menu for Murder as Marty Hallard
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Florence Johnston
1990
Dream On as Mrs. Perry
1988
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide as Self
1988
Your Alcohol I.Q. as Self
1987
A Different World as Principal Shaw
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
227 as Mary Jenkins
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1983
The Young Landlords as Tina Robinson
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy as Self
1981
Checking In
1979
You Can't Take it With You as Rheba
1977
The Love Boat as Janet Dalton
1977
Passing Through as Secretary
1975
Barney Miller as Mrs. McBee
1975
The Jeffersons as Florence
1975
The Jeffersons as Florence Johnston
1975
The Missing Are Deadly
1974
Black Belt Jones as Betty (uncredited)
1973
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman as Beverly Solomon
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours as Movie Patron (uncredited)
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The Last Revolutionary as Millie