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