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