Acting
Marla Gibbs
Born June 14, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
7.6
Grey's Anatomy
Joyce Ward
7.3
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Jean
7.8
Young Sheldon
Doris
7.8
NCIS
Rosie Brown
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Florence Johnston
8.7
This Is Us
Woman At The Diner
7.1
Station 19
Edith
7.6
Chicago Med
Ruth Williams
7.9
ER
Cherise Barnes
7.4
The King of Queens
Nana Louise
6.8
Dawson's Creek
Mrs. Fran Boyd
7.7
Scandal
Rose
6.7
Please Stand By
Rose
7.7
Cold Case
Georgie (2005)
8.8
Chappelle's Show
2003 · Series
7.3
black-ish
Mabel
7.4
Big Shot
Destiny's Grandmother
7.7
Will Trent
Ms. Pearl
8.1
One Day at a Time
Mrs. Jones
5.3
The Meteor Man
Mrs. Reed
Filmography
- 2025Love the Skin You're InBrookieMovie
- 2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSelfSeries
- 2024Mildred 4 a MillionMildredMovie
- 2023A Snowy Day in OaklandMrs. KeysMovie
- 2023Behind the Groove: The Black Ice DocumentarySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2023UnPrisonedAnnieSeries
- 2023History of the World: Part IIRuby SealeSeries
- 2023Not Dead YetNana SugarSeries
- 2023Will TrentMs. PearlSeries
- 2022A Christmas PrayerMrs. GladysMovie
- 2022BromatesGrandma GladysMovie
- 2022Spirit Halloween: The MovieGrandma GMovie
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022Generation GapSelfSeries
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingSelfMovie
- 2021The UpshawsMabel AndersonSeries
- 2021Big ShotDestiny's GrandmotherSeries
- 2020Orpheus StarRuth CarmichaelMovie
- 2020She BallMrs. WattsMovie
- 2019One Fine ChristmasAliceMovie
- 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieJeanMovie
- 2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowMary JenkinsSeries
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Florence JohnstonMovie
- 2019Bless This MessBelleSeries
- 2018Love JackedRoseMovie
- 2018The NeighborhoodMiss SimpsonSeries
- 2018The Last O.G.Mama JarvisSeries
- 2018Station 19EdithSeries
- 2018Please Stand ByRoseMovie
- 2017Young SheldonDorisSeries
- 2017Jalen Vs. EverybodyGrammieMovie
- 2017Trial & ErrorMrs. KrattSeries
- 2017LemonLilyMovie
- 2017One Day at a TimeMrs. JonesSeries
- 2016This Is UsWoman At The DinerSeries
- 2016Second SightNanaMovie
- 2016TeachersMrs. PottsSeries
- 2015Chicago MedRuth WilliamsSeries
- 2015The Man in 3BMs. MamieMovie
- 2015The Carmichael ShowFrancisSeries
- 2015Harvey BeaksFuzzy (voice)Series
- 2014black-ishMabelSeries
- 2014Grantham & RoseRose PriceMovie
- 2014Charlie Murphy's LawVera JenkinsSeries
- 2012The First FamilyGrandma EddySeries
- 2012Madea's Witness ProtectionHattieMovie
- 2012C'mon ManMrs. CrabtreeMovie
- 2012ScandalRoseSeries
- 2010Hot in ClevelandMarciaSeries
- 2009Afro NinjaAunt MaryMovie
- 2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedySelfMovie
- 2008Childrens HospitalFlossieSeries
- 2007Back to the GrindSeries
- 2006The Heart SpecialistMs. OverwoodMovie
- 2005Love on LayawayNarratorMovie
- 2005Grey's AnatomyJoyce WardSeries
- 2004Listen Up!Jackie WidmerSeries
- 2003Cold CaseGeorgie (2005)Series
- 2003NCISRosie BrownSeries
- 2003Chappelle's ShowSeries
- 2003The Surreal LifeSeries
- 2001The VisitLois WatersMovie
- 2001The BrothersMary WestMovie
- 2000Stanley's GigEleanor WhitneyMovie
- 1999Judging AmyZella Van ExelSeries
- 1999Lost & FoundEnidMovie
- 1999FoolishOdettaMovie
- 1998Martial LawDelores SamuelsSeries
- 1998The HughleysHattie Mae HughleySeries
- 1998The King of QueensNana LouiseSeries
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - PanelistSeries
- 1998Border to BorderDelaMovie
- 1998Dawson's CreekMrs. Fran BoydSeries
- 1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' SpecialOld Mother Hubbard (voice)Movie
- 1996Arli$$Mrs. JonesSeries
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildOld Mother Hubbard (voice), Grandmother (voice)Series
- 1994Lily in WinterMaize CovingtonMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelMillieSeries
- 1994ERCherise BarnesSeries
- 1994Burke's LawJessica WallaceSeries
- 1993The Meteor ManMrs. ReedMovie
- 1993The Fire Next TimeSeries
- 1992MartinMiss MinnieSeries
- 1991Up Against the WallLouise BradleyMovie
- 1990Menu for MurderMarty HallardMovie
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirFlorence JohnstonSeries
- 1990Dream OnMrs. PerrySeries
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelfMovie
- 1988Your Alcohol I.Q.SelfMovie
- 1987A Different WorldPrincipal ShawSeries
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie
- 1985227Mary JenkinsSeries
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfMovie
- 1983The Young LandlordsTina RobinsonMovie
- 1983Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a ControversySelfMovie
- 1981Checking InSeries
- 1979You Can't Take it With YouRhebaMovie
- 1977The Love BoatJanet DaltonSeries
- 1977Passing ThroughSecretaryMovie
- 1975Barney MillerMrs. McBeeSeries
- 1975The JeffersonsFlorence, Florence JohnstonSeries
- 1975The Missing Are DeadlyMovie
- 1974Black Belt JonesBetty (uncredited)Movie
- 1973Sweet Jesus, PreachermanBeverly SolomonMovie
- 1968Yours, Mine and OursMovie Patron (uncredited)Movie
- —The Last RevolutionaryMillieMovie