Actor profile

Marla Gibbs

14th June 1931 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

50 Movies 57 TV Shows 107 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Love the Skin You're In poster

Love the Skin You're In 17th December 2025 as Brookie

Mildred 4 a Million poster

Mildred 4 a Million 27th September 2024 as Mildred

A Snowy Day in Oakland poster

A Snowy Day in Oakland 17th March 2023 as Mrs. Keys

Behind the Groove: The Black Ice Documentary 17th March 2023 as Self (archive footage)

A Christmas Prayer poster

A Christmas Prayer 11th December 2022 as Mrs. Gladys

Bromates poster

Bromates 7th October 2022 as Grandma Gladys

Spirit Halloween: The Movie poster

Spirit Halloween: The Movie 30th September 2022 as Grandma G

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising poster

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising 3rd February 2022 as Self

Orpheus Star poster

Orpheus Star 13th December 2020 as Ruth Carmichael

She Ball poster

She Ball 21st August 2020 as Mrs. Watts

One Fine Christmas poster

One Fine Christmas 15th November 2019 as Alice

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 11th October 2019 as Jean

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" 22nd May 2019 as Florence Johnston

Love Jacked poster

Love Jacked 7th December 2018 as Rose

Please Stand By poster

Please Stand By 26th January 2018 as Rose

Jalen Vs. Everybody 6th June 2017 as Grammie

Lemon poster

Lemon 22nd January 2017 as Lily

Second Sight poster

Second Sight 23rd April 2016 as Nana

The Man in 3B poster

The Man in 3B 6th November 2015 as Ms. Mamie

Grantham & Rose poster

Grantham & Rose 23rd March 2014 as Rose Price

Madea's Witness Protection poster

Madea's Witness Protection 29th June 2012 as Hattie

C'mon Man poster

C'mon Man 26th June 2012 as Mrs. Crabtree

Afro Ninja poster

Afro Ninja 17th March 2009 as Aunt Mary

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 1st January 2009 as Self

The Heart Specialist poster

The Heart Specialist 13th September 2006 as Ms. Overwood

Love on Layaway poster

Love on Layaway 25th October 2005 as Narrator

The Visit poster

The Visit 20th April 2001 as Lois Waters

The Brothers poster

The Brothers 23rd March 2001 as Mary West

Stanley's Gig poster

Stanley's Gig 19th June 2000 as Eleanor Whitney

Lost & Found poster

Lost & Found 23rd April 1999 as Enid

Foolish poster

Foolish 9th April 1999 as Odetta

Border to Border 1st May 1998 as Dela

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special poster

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special 12th October 1997 as Old Mother Hubbard (voice)

Lily in Winter poster

Lily in Winter 8th December 1994 as Maize Covington

The Meteor Man poster

The Meteor Man 6th August 1993 as Mrs. Reed

Up Against the Wall poster

Up Against the Wall 18th January 1991 as Louise Bradley

Menu for Murder poster

Menu for Murder 4th December 1990 as Marty Hallard

Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide 11th January 1988 as Self

Your Alcohol I.Q. poster

Your Alcohol I.Q. 1st January 1988 as Self

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There poster

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There 16th September 1985

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

The Young Landlords poster

The Young Landlords 5th January 1983 as Tina Robinson

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy 1st January 1983 as Self

You Can't Take it With You poster

You Can't Take it With You 16th May 1979 as Rheba

Passing Through poster

Passing Through 6th August 1977 as Secretary

The Missing Are Deadly poster

The Missing Are Deadly 8th January 1975

Black Belt Jones poster

Black Belt Jones 28th January 1974 as Betty (uncredited)

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman poster

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman 25th May 1973 as Beverly Solomon

Yours, Mine and Ours poster

Yours, Mine and Ours 24th April 1968 as Movie Patron (uncredited)

The Last Revolutionary as Millie

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television poster

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television 9th September 2025 as Self

UnPrisoned poster

UnPrisoned 10th March 2023 as Annie

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Ruby Seale

Not Dead Yet poster

Not Dead Yet 8th February 2023 as Nana Sugar

Will Trent poster

Will Trent 3rd January 2023 as Ms. Pearl

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Generation Gap poster

Generation Gap 7th July 2022 as Self

The Upshaws poster

The Upshaws 12th May 2021 as Mabel Anderson

Big Shot poster

Big Shot 16th April 2021 as Destiny's Grandmother

A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show 2nd August 2019 as Mary Jenkins

Bless This Mess poster

Bless This Mess 16th April 2019 as Belle

The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood 1st October 2018 as Miss Simpson

The Last O.G. poster

The Last O.G. 3rd April 2018 as Mama Jarvis

Station 19 poster

Station 19 22nd March 2018 as Edith

Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon 25th September 2017 as Doris

Trial & Error poster

Trial & Error 14th March 2017 as Mrs. Kratt

One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time 6th January 2017 as Mrs. Jones

This Is Us poster

This Is Us 20th September 2016 as Woman At The Diner

Teachers poster

Teachers 13th January 2016 as Mrs. Potts

Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med 17th November 2015 as Ruth Williams

The Carmichael Show poster

The Carmichael Show 26th August 2015 as Francis

Harvey Beaks poster

Harvey Beaks 28th March 2015 as Fuzzy (voice)

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Mabel

Charlie Murphy's Law poster

Charlie Murphy's Law 15th January 2014 as Vera Jenkins

The First Family poster

The First Family 22nd September 2012 as Grandma Eddy

Scandal poster

Scandal 5th April 2012 as Rose

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Marcia

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Flossie

Back to the Grind 18th July 2007

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Joyce Ward

Listen Up! poster

Listen Up! 20th September 2004 as Jackie Widmer

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Georgie (2005)

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Rosie Brown

Chappelle's Show poster

Chappelle's Show 22nd January 2003

The Surreal Life poster

The Surreal Life 9th January 2003

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Zella Van Exel

Martial Law poster

Martial Law 26th September 1998 as Delores Samuels

The Hughleys poster

The Hughleys 22nd September 1998 as Hattie Mae Hughley

The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens 21st September 1998 as Nana Louise

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 14th September 1998 as Self - Panelist

Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek 20th January 1998 as Mrs. Fran Boyd

Arli$$ poster

Arli$$ 10th August 1996 as Mrs. Jones

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Grandmother (voice)

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Millie

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Cherise Barnes

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Jessica Wallace

The Fire Next Time poster

The Fire Next Time 18th April 1993

Martin poster

Martin 27th August 1992 as Miss Minnie

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Florence Johnston

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Mrs. Perry

A Different World poster

A Different World 24th September 1987 as Principal Shaw

227 poster

227 14th September 1985 as Mary Jenkins

Checking In poster

Checking In 9th April 1981

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Janet Dalton

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Mrs. McBee

The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons 18th January 1975 as Florence Johnston