Marla Gibbs
Acting • Born 1931-06-14
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.
Filmography
109 credits
The Meteor Man
Movie • 1993
Mrs. Reed
Foolish
Movie • 1999
Odetta
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie • 2009
Self
Lost & Found
Movie • 1999
Enid
Second Sight
Movie • 2016
Nana
Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie • 1968
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Movie • 2022
Self
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Movie • 1973
Beverly Solomon
The Young Landlords
Movie • 1983
Tina Robinson
The Heart Specialist
Movie • 2006
Ms. Overwood
Madea's Witness Protection
Movie • 2012
Hattie
C'mon Man
Movie • 2012
Mrs. Crabtree
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
Movie • 2022
Grandma G
Lily in Winter
Movie • 1994
Maize Covington
Lemon
Movie • 2017
Lily
Grantham & Rose
Movie • 2014
Rose Price
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Movie • 1988
Self
Afro Ninja
Movie • 2009
Aunt Mary
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Movie • 1997
Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Movie • 1983
Self
Menu for Murder
Movie • 1990
Marty Hallard
You Can't Take it With You
Movie • 1979
Rheba
Bromates
Movie • 2022
Grandma Gladys
A Christmas Prayer
Movie • 2022
Mrs. Gladys
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Movie • 2023
Mrs. Keys
The Last Revolutionary
Movie
Millie
Stanley's Gig
Movie • 2000
Eleanor Whitney
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
The Man in 3B
Movie • 2015
Ms. Mamie
Please Stand By
Movie • 2018
Rose
Passing Through
Movie • 1977
Secretary
Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentary
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Love Jacked
Movie • 2018
Rose
The Missing Are Deadly
Movie • 1975
The Visit
Movie • 2001
Lois Waters
The Brothers
Movie • 2001
Mary West
She Ball
Movie • 2020
Mrs. Watts
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Movie • 2019
Jean
One Fine Christmas
Movie • 2019
Alice
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Movie • 2019
Florence Johnston
Love on Layaway
Movie • 2005
Narrator
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Movie • 1988
Self
Up Against the Wall
Movie • 1991
Louise Bradley
Mildred 4 a Million
Movie • 2024
Mildred
Border to Border
Movie • 1998
Dela
Orpheus Star
Movie • 2020
Ruth Carmichael
Jalen Vs. Everybody
Movie • 2017
Grammie
Black Belt Jones
Movie • 1974
Betty (uncredited)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Love the Skin You're In
Movie • 2025
Brookie
Martin
TV • 1992
Miss Minnie
The Surreal Life
TV • 2003
Martial Law
TV • 1998
Delores Samuels
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Zella Van Exel
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Millie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Florence Johnston
Dawson's Creek
TV • 1998
Mrs. Fran Boyd
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Georgie (2005)
227
TV • 1985
Mary Jenkins
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Florence
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Mrs. McBee
The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Nana Louise
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
Doris
The Hughleys
TV • 1998
Hattie Mae Hughley
Checking In
TV • 1981
ER
TV • 1994
Cherise Barnes
Big Shot
TV • 2021
Destiny's Grandmother
Back to the Grind
TV • 2007
Listen Up!
TV • 2004
Jackie Widmer
The Fire Next Time
TV • 1993
Charlie Murphy's Law
TV • 2014
Vera Jenkins
Harvey Beaks
TV • 2015
Fuzzy (voice)
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Flossie
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Florence Johnston
Scandal
TV • 2012
Rose
The Carmichael Show
TV • 2015
Francis
black-ish
TV • 2014
Mabel
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Woman At The Diner
A Different World
TV • 1987
Principal Shaw
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Grandmother (voice)
Generation Gap
TV • 2022
Self
Trial & Error
TV • 2017
Mrs. Kratt
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Jessica Wallace
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Mary Jenkins
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Joyce Ward
The Neighborhood
TV • 2018
Miss Simpson
Station 19
TV • 2018
Edith
Not Dead Yet
TV • 2023
Nana Sugar
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Janet Dalton
The Last O.G.
TV • 2018
Mama Jarvis
Dream On
TV • 1990
Mrs. Perry
The First Family
TV • 2012
Grandma Eddy
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Marcia
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Bless This Mess
TV • 2019
Belle
History of the World: Part II
TV • 2023
Ruby Seale
One Day at a Time
TV • 2017
Mrs. Jones
Chappelle's Show
TV • 2003
NCIS
TV • 2003
Rosie Brown
Will Trent
TV • 2023
Ms. Pearl
UnPrisoned
TV • 2023
Annie
Teachers
TV • 2016
Mrs. Potts
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
TV • 2025
Self
The Upshaws
TV • 2021
Mabel Anderson
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Ruth Williams
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Mrs. Jones