Marla Gibbs

Acting

Marla Gibbs

Born June 14, 1931Chicago, Illinois, USA107 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

Love the Skin You're In

Love the Skin You're In

Movie

2025

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2.3

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

TV

2025

Mildred 4 a Million

Mildred 4 a Million

Movie

2024

A Snowy Day in Oakland
6.8

A Snowy Day in Oakland

Movie

2023

9.0

Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentary

Movie

2023

UnPrisoned
6.8

UnPrisoned

TV

2023

Filmography

Love the Skin You're In
2025Love the Skin You're Inas BrookieMovie
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black Televisionas SelfTV
Mildred 4 a Million
2024Mildred 4 a Millionas MildredMovie
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023A Snowy Day in Oaklandas Mrs. KeysMovie
B
2023Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentaryas Self (archive footage)Movie
UnPrisoned
2023UnPrisonedas AnnieTV
History of the World: Part II
2023History of the World: Part IIas Ruby SealeTV
Not Dead Yet
2023Not Dead Yetas Nana SugarTV
Will Trent
2023Will Trentas Ms. PearlTV
A Christmas Prayer
2022A Christmas Prayeras Mrs. GladysMovie
Bromates
2022Bromatesas Grandma GladysMovie
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
2022Spirit Halloween: The Movieas Grandma GMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
Generation Gap
2022Generation Gapas SelfTV
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Risingas SelfMovie
The Upshaws
2021The Upshawsas Mabel AndersonTV
Big Shot
2021Big Shotas Destiny's GrandmotherTV
Orpheus Star
2020Orpheus Staras Ruth CarmichaelMovie
She Ball
2020She Ballas Mrs. WattsMovie
One Fine Christmas
2019One Fine Christmasas AliceMovie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas JeanMovie
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas Mary JenkinsTV
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"as Florence JohnstonMovie
Bless This Mess
2019Bless This Messas BelleTV
Love Jacked
2018Love Jackedas RoseMovie
The Neighborhood
2018The Neighborhoodas Miss SimpsonTV
The Last O.G.
2018The Last O.G.as Mama JarvisTV
Station 19
2018Station 19as EdithTV
Please Stand By
2018Please Stand Byas RoseMovie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas DorisTV
J
2017Jalen Vs. Everybodyas GrammieMovie
Trial & Error
2017Trial & Erroras Mrs. KrattTV
Lemon
2017Lemonas LilyMovie
One Day at a Time
2017One Day at a Timeas Mrs. JonesTV
This Is Us
2016This Is Usas Woman At The DinerTV
Second Sight
2016Second Sightas NanaMovie
Teachers
2016Teachersas Mrs. PottsTV
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Medas Ruth WilliamsTV
The Man in 3B
2015The Man in 3Bas Ms. MamieMovie
The Carmichael Show
2015The Carmichael Showas FrancisTV
Harvey Beaks
2015Harvey Beaksas Fuzzy (voice)TV
black-ish
2014black-ishas MabelTV
Grantham & Rose
2014Grantham & Roseas Rose PriceMovie
Charlie Murphy's Law
2014Charlie Murphy's Lawas Vera JenkinsTV
The First Family
2012The First Familyas Grandma EddyTV
Madea's Witness Protection
2012Madea's Witness Protectionas HattieMovie
C'mon Man
2012C'mon Manas Mrs. CrabtreeMovie
Scandal
2012Scandalas RoseTV
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas MarciaTV
Afro Ninja
2009Afro Ninjaas Aunt MaryMovie
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedyas SelfMovie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas FlossieTV
B
2007Back to the GrindTV
The Heart Specialist
2006The Heart Specialistas Ms. OverwoodMovie
Love on Layaway
2005Love on Layawayas NarratorMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Joyce WardTV
Listen Up!
2004Listen Up!as Jackie WidmerTV
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Georgie (2005)TV
NCIS
2003NCISas Rosie BrownTV
Chappelle's Show
2003Chappelle's ShowTV
The Surreal Life
2003The Surreal LifeTV
The Visit
2001The Visitas Lois WatersMovie
The Brothers
2001The Brothersas Mary WestMovie
S
2000Stanley's Gigas Eleanor WhitneyMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Zella Van ExelTV
Lost & Found
1999Lost & Foundas EnidMovie
Foolish
1999Foolishas OdettaMovie
Martial Law
1998Martial Lawas Delores SamuelsTV
The Hughleys
1998The Hughleysas Hattie Mae HughleyTV
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queensas Nana LouiseTV
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
B
1998Border to Borderas DelaMovie
Dawson's Creek
1998Dawson's Creekas Mrs. Fran BoydTV
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Specialas Old Mother Hubbard (voice)Movie
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as Mrs. JonesTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Grandmother (voice)TV
Lily in Winter
1994Lily in Winteras Maize CovingtonMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas MillieTV
ER
1994ERas Cherise BarnesTV
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Jessica WallaceTV
The Meteor Man
1993The Meteor Manas Mrs. ReedMovie
The Fire Next Time
1993The Fire Next TimeTV
Martin
1992Martinas Miss MinnieTV
Up Against the Wall
1991Up Against the Wallas Louise BradleyMovie
Menu for Murder
1990Menu for Murderas Marty HallardMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Florence JohnstonTV
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Mrs. PerryTV
D
1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guideas SelfMovie
Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988Your Alcohol I.Q.as SelfMovie
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Principal ShawTV
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie
227
1985227as Mary JenkinsTV
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
The Young Landlords
1983The Young Landlordsas Tina RobinsonMovie
A
1983Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversyas SelfMovie
Checking In
1981Checking InTV
You Can't Take it With You
1979You Can't Take it With Youas RhebaMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Janet DaltonTV
Passing Through
1977Passing Throughas SecretaryMovie
Barney Miller
1975Barney Milleras Mrs. McBeeTV
The Jeffersons
1975The Jeffersonsas FlorenceTV
The Missing Are Deadly
1975The Missing Are DeadlyMovie
Black Belt Jones
1974Black Belt Jonesas Betty (uncredited)Movie
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
1973Sweet Jesus, Preachermanas Beverly SolomonMovie
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968Yours, Mine and Oursas Movie Patron (uncredited)Movie
T
—The Last Revolutionaryas MillieMovie