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Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-06-14 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

7.0%

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Oct 11, 2019

8.0%

Young Sheldon

Sep 25, 2017

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

7.9%

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sep 10, 1990

8.2%

Station 19

Mar 22, 2018

8.2%

This Is Us

Sep 20, 2016

7.8%

ER

Sep 19, 1994

7.1%

The King of Queens

Sep 21, 1998

7.1%

Scandal

Apr 5, 2012

7.3%

Dawson's Creek

Jan 20, 1998

6.8%

Please Stand By

Jan 26, 2018

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Acting

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The Last Revolutionary as Millie

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		History of the World: Part II as Ruby Seale
2023		Not Dead Yet as Nana Sugar

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		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

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		Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
2009		Afro Ninja

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
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

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		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
1975		The Jeffersons as Florence Johnston
1975		The Missing Are Deadly

1973

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman as Beverly Solomon

1968

Yours, Mine and Ours as Movie Patron (uncredited)