Marla Gibbs
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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
Credits
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Jean
The Brothers (2001)
as Mary West
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
as Hattie
Please Stand By (2018)
as Rose
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Meteor Man (1993)
as Mrs. Reed
Lost & Found (1999)
as Enid
Love Jacked (2018)
as Rose
She Ball (2020)
as Mrs. Watts
Lemon (2017)
as Lily
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
as Grandma G
Love the Skin You're In (2025)
as Brookie
Black Belt Jones (1974)
as Betty (uncredited)
Bromates (2022)
as Grandma Gladys
C'mon Man (2012)
as Mrs. Crabtree
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
as Florence Johnston
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
Lily in Winter (1994)
as Maize Covington
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
as Mrs. Keys
The Man in 3B (2015)
as Ms. Mamie
Afro Ninja (2009)
as Aunt Mary
The Visit (2001)
as Lois Waters
Second Sight (2016)
as Nana
Grantham & Rose (2014)
as Rose Price
Stanley's Gig (2000)
as Eleanor Whitney
The Heart Specialist (2006)
as Ms. Overwood
Foolish (1999)
as Odetta
Orpheus Star (2020)
as Ruth Carmichael
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
as Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
as Self
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)
as Beverly Solomon
Menu for Murder (1990)
as Marty Hallard
Border to Border (1998)
as Dela
One Fine Christmas (2019)
as Alice
The Last Revolutionary (—)
as Millie
You Can't Take it With You (1979)
as Rheba
The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
Actor
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide (1988)
as Self
Your Alcohol I.Q. (1988)
as Self
Love on Layaway (2005)
as Narrator
Up Against the Wall (1991)
as Louise Bradley
Jalen Vs. Everybody (2017)
as Grammie
The Young Landlords (1983)
as Tina Robinson
A Christmas Prayer (2022)
as Mrs. Gladys
Passing Through (1977)
as Secretary
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)
as Self
Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentary (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Mildred 4 a Million (2024)
as Mildred