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