Marla Gibbs
Actor
227 (TV series)...in Los Angeles . This role was similar in nature to that of tart-tongued Florence; Gibbs' character, housewife Mary Jenkins, loved a good gossip and often spoke what she thought, with sometimes not-so-favorable results. 227 followed the... In this article: 227, Jackee Harry, Marla Gibbs, Curtis Baldwin, Helen Martin, Mary Jenkins, Regina King, Sandra Clark, Countess Vaughn, and Rose Lee Holloway |
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Kansas City Star | January 14, 2009
After suffering an aneurysm, Marla Gibbs bounced back to star in the New Theatre's ‘Boeing Boeing'
...where they found me on the floor. " Gibbs, who achieved national fame as the attitudinal maid Florence on "The Jeffersons" (1975-85), is back at the New Theatre, starring in "Boeing Boeing. " In a green-room interview after a recent...
In this article: New Theatre, Aneurysm, Boeing Boeing, Stroke, Lee Meriwether, Beau Bridges, Overland Park, and Proposals
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PR Newswire | October 09, 2007
TV Icons Are Put to Work in TV Land's Back to the Grind Premiering Wednesday, July 18
...Jeffersons, Night Court and WKRP in Cincinnati. Other performers featured in the series include Erik Estrada, Marla Gibbs, Betty White, Mark Curry, Bea Arthur, Ed Begley Jr. and Jimmie Walker. The series is executive produced by Michael...
In this article: TV Land, Betty White, Erik Estrada, MTV Networks, Jimmie Walker, Harry Anderson, Bea Arthur, and Loni Anderson
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Clear sailing for Boeing Boeing' at the New Theatre
...sitcom actor Marla Gibbs. Although she achieved fame as another domestic on "The Jeffersons," Gibbs plays it differently in "Boeing Boeing" with a world-weariness taming - but not obliterating - the snark. The show offers many plum...
In this article: Boeing Boeing, Isabella Rossellini, and Anxiety
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boston.com - Celebrity news | August 03, 2009
On his birthday, Brady takes the cake
...and the Boston Pops. Gibbs's low-key visit Marla Gibbs, who's perhaps best known as Florence on "The Jeffersons,'' didn't get out much while in town for the Roxbury Film Festival. The actress was with her daughter, Angela, whose...
In this article: Tom Brady, Ken Burns, Matt Light, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Fenway, Mets, PBS, and Jerry Stiller
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Wikipedia | September 22, 2009
Checking In
...off from All in the Family. In the series, the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston, played by Marla Gibbs, accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in Manhattan. Checking In premiered on CBS...
In this article: Checking In, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, and All in the Family
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Putting the punch in 'Boeing Boeing': timing is everything
...maid. That says it all, doesn't it? " Suddenly it becomes clear that casting Gibbs, who is African-American and played a maid for years on "The Jeffersons," brings a whole new dimension to the play. After the reading, Hennessy talks to the...
In this article: Boeing Boeing
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Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs Marla Gibbs (born June 14, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Isabel Sanford's and Sherman Hemsley's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The...
In this article: NBC, The Jeffersons, Frank Fitzpatrick, Ray Colcord, George Gaynes, Isabel Sanford, Soleil Moon Frye, and Susie Garrett
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The Surreal Life
..."battle of the bands" competition. During the talk show episode, Marla Gibbs makes a cameo appearance with Hemsley, and the two recreate their retorts and putdowns as Florence and George from The Jeffersons. Arquette brings the transgender...
In this article: The Surreal Life, Flavor Flav, VH1, Brigitte Nielsen, Gary Coleman, Jane Wiedlin, Adrianne Curry, Vanilla Ice, Tammy Faye Messner, and Christopher Knight
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Marla Gibbs (June 14 1931) is a five-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee, and NAACP Image Award winning African-American television actress, mostly starring, in movies, and sitcoms.
She is best known for her role as Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The Jeffersons (and its short-lived spinoff, Checking In), as well as the starring role of Mary Jenkins on the television series 227.
She has also appeared as guest star in several African American sitcoms, including, The Hughleys, Martin, Chappelle's Show, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Marla Gibbs also has done voice-over work for the animated TV series, 101 Dalmatians. Marla also starred and sang in the movie Stanley's Gig. She performed the theme song "In the Memory of You" by writer/producer Frank Fitzpatrick, which will be released on the upcoming CD entitled, "Scenes In Jazz."
Marla has also appeared in a couple of NBC promos, and appeared with other famous celebrities on NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, the three-hour event was broadcast on May 12, 1986.
Gibbs owned a jazz club in South Central L.A. called "Marla's Memory Lane Jazz and Supper Club" from 1981 to 1999. She released a music CD, "It's Never Too Late", in May 2006. Marla Gibbs also co-wrote 227s theme song with television songwriter Ray Colcord.
In recent years, Gibbs had a recurring role on the NBC daytime drama, Passions, as the foul-mouthed, and somewhat hateful "Aunt Irma Johnson."
Her sister was the late actress Susie Garrett.
- Birth Date:
- June 14, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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