Marla Gibbs
Known for acting · Born 14 June 1931 · 95 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
107 credits
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
The Jeffersons
1975
227
1985
The Meteor Man
1993
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Love Jacked
2018
The Hughleys
1998
Station 19
2018
Scandal
2012
black-ish
2014
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
Grantham & Rose
2014
Afro Ninja
2009
Acting (107)
2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSelfSeries
2025Love the Skin You're InBrookieFilm
2024Mildred 4 a MillionMildredFilm
2023Will TrentMs. PearlSeries
2023Not Dead YetNana SugarSeries
2023History of the World: Part IIRuby Seale · 3 episodesSeries
2023UnPrisonedAnnieSeries
2023A Snowy Day in OaklandMrs. KeysFilm
2023Behind the Groove: The Black Ice DocumentarySelf (archive footage)Film
2022Spirit Halloween: The MovieGrandma GFilm
2022BromatesGrandma GladysFilm
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
2022Generation GapSelfSeries
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingSelfFilm
2022A Christmas PrayerMrs. GladysFilm
2021Big ShotDestiny's GrandmotherSeries
2021The UpshawsMabel AndersonSeries
2020She BallMrs. WattsFilm
2020Orpheus StarRuth CarmichaelFilm
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieJeanFilm
2019Bless This MessBelleSeries
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowMary JenkinsSeries
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Florence JohnstonFilm
2019One Fine ChristmasAliceFilm
2018Station 19Edith · 3 episodesSeries
2018Please Stand ByRoseFilm
2018The NeighborhoodMiss SimpsonSeries
2018Love JackedRoseFilm
2018The Last O.G.Mama JarvisSeries
2017Young SheldonDorisSeries
2017One Day at a TimeMrs. JonesSeries
2017LemonLilyFilm
2017Trial & ErrorMrs. Kratt · 2 episodesSeries
2017Jalen Vs. EverybodyGrammieFilm
2016This Is UsWoman At The DinerSeries
2016TeachersMrs. PottsSeries
2016Second SightNanaFilm
2015Chicago MedRuth WilliamsSeries
2015The Carmichael ShowFrancis · 2 episodesSeries
2015Harvey BeaksFuzzy (voice)Series
2015The Man in 3BMs. MamieFilm
2014black-ishMabel · 2 episodesSeries
2014Grantham & RoseRose PriceFilm
2014Charlie Murphy's LawVera JenkinsSeries
2012ScandalRose · 2 episodesSeries
2012Madea's Witness ProtectionHattieFilm
2012C'mon ManMrs. CrabtreeFilm
2012The First FamilyGrandma Eddy · 11 episodesSeries
2010Hot in ClevelandMarciaSeries
2009Afro NinjaAunt MaryFilm
2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedySelfFilm
2008Childrens HospitalFlossieSeries
2007Back to the GrindSeries
2006The Heart SpecialistMs. OverwoodFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyJoyce Ward · 4 episodesSeries
2005Love on LayawayNarratorFilm
2004Listen Up!Jackie WidmerSeries
2003NCISRosie BrownSeries
2003Cold CaseGeorgie (2005)Series
2003Chappelle's ShowSeries
2003The Surreal LifeSeries
2001The BrothersMary WestFilm
2001The VisitLois WatersFilm
2000Stanley's GigEleanor WhitneyFilm
1999Lost & FoundEnidFilm
1999Judging AmyZella Van ExelSeries
1999FoolishOdettaFilm
1998The King of QueensNana LouiseSeries
1998Dawson's CreekMrs. Fran BoydSeries
1998Martial LawDelores Samuels · 2 episodesSeries
1998The HughleysHattie Mae Hughley · 16 episodesSeries
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - PanelistSeries
1998Border to BorderDelaFilm
1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' SpecialOld Mother Hubbard (voice)Film
1996Arli$$Mrs. JonesSeries
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildOld Mother Hubbard (voice), Grandmother (voice)Series
1994ERCherise BarnesSeries
1994Touched by an AngelMillieSeries
1994Lily in WinterMaize CovingtonFilm
1994Burke's LawJessica WallaceSeries
1993The Meteor ManMrs. ReedFilm
1993The Fire Next Time · 2 episodesSeries
1992MartinMiss MinnieSeries
1991Up Against the WallLouise BradleyFilm
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirFlorence JohnstonSeries
1990Dream OnMrs. PerrySeries
1990Menu for MurderMarty HallardFilm
1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelfFilm
1988Your Alcohol I.Q.SelfFilm
1987A Different WorldPrincipal ShawSeries
1985227Mary Jenkins · 116 episodesSeries
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfFilm
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereFilm
1983Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a ControversySelfFilm
1983The Young LandlordsTina RobinsonFilm
1981Checking In · 4 episodesSeries
1979You Can't Take it With YouRhebaFilm
1977The Love BoatJanet Dalton · 2 episodesSeries
1977Passing ThroughSecretaryFilm
1975The JeffersonsFlorence · 24 episodes, Florence Johnston · 188 episodesSeries
1975Barney MillerMrs. McBeeSeries
1975The Missing Are DeadlyFilm
1974Black Belt JonesBetty (uncredited)Film
1973Sweet Jesus, PreachermanBeverly SolomonFilm
1968Yours, Mine and OursMovie Patron (uncredited)Film
—The Last RevolutionaryMillieFilm