Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Nascimento : 1931-06-14, Chicago, Illinois, USA

História

​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.

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Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs

Filmes

A Snowy Day in Oakland
Mrs. Keys
A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves on with her life by opening her own private practice in a vacant, street-front office space in the middle of a small, commercial block located across the bay in Oakland, turning the predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood on its emotional ear.
A Christmas Prayer
Mrs. Gladys
When a former alcoholic and now respected leader of the local church gets accused of a heinous crime, he struggles with the possibility of not only doing hard time but keeping his own "faith" while trying to prove his innocence.
Bromates
Grandma Gladys
Os melhores amigos de longa data Sid e Jonesie são abandonados por suas respectivas namoradas. Ambos sem uma situação de vida, eles decidem se tornar "bromates", bros que são companheiros de quarto, o que coloca seu relacionamento à prova final.
Noite de Sustos
Grandma G
Quando uma loja de Halloween abre em um shopping deserto deserto, três amigos, pensando que já superaram as gostosuras ou travessuras, decidem passar a noite trancados lá dentro. Mas sua noite de diversão cheia de sustos logo se transforma em sobrevivência bizarra.
Soul of a Nation: A Ascensão das Artistas Negras de Hollywood
Self
Relembrando como atrizes negras, um grupo historicamente negligenciado e subvalorizado em Hollywood, começaram a ascender aos mais altos escalões do entretenimento e da cultura americana nos últimos anos. Este especial examina como elas se tornaram poderosas, e os momentos e papéis icônicos que abriram caminho para o que são hoje.
She Ball
She Ball segue o amor pelo jogo através das lutas de Avery Watts, que alista a pior liga feminina de streetball da cidade para ajudá-lo a salvar o agitado Centro Comunitário de Inglewood, que ele administra, enquanto tenta criar sua filha de sete anos.
One Fine Christmas
Alice
The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.
El Camino: Um Filme de Breaking Bad
Jean
Após sua dramática fuga do cativeiro, Jesse precisa se reconciliar com o passado para que consiga criar algum tipo de futuro. Escrito e dirigido pelo criador de Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, e estrelado por Aaron Paul.
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's
Florence Johnston
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
O Estranho Noivo de Maya
Rose
Com o rompimento de seu noivado e para não se sentir humilhada, a obstinada Maya retorna da África com um homem se passando por seu noivo.
Tudo que Quero
Rose
Wendy (Dakota Fanning), uma jovem mulher portadora de autismo, consegue driblar sua cuidadora e escapa com um único objetivo em mente: entregar seu manuscrito para concorrer em um competição de escrita.
Lemon
Lily
A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.
Second Sight
Nana
Cursed with horrifying visions of the future, Tatyana Ali stars as a woman looking to save a kidnapped girl in this TV One original movie.
The Man in 3B
Ms. Mamie
Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. Connie (Brely Evans), an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage. But when Daryl starts making Connie feel beautiful again, she questions whether her marriage is worth saving. Benny (Robert Ri'chard), a spoiled teenager raised by a single father, looks up to Daryl. When an unexpected event occurs, Benny is left questioning everything he's ever known to be true. Krystal (Nafessa Williams), Daryl's first love, wants to make things work with her current boyfriend. Yet having Daryl back in her life sends her happy home spiraling out of control.
Grantham & Rose
Rose Price
When a petty crime thrusts him into the company of a feisty eighty-one-year-old African-American woman named Rose Price, Grantham and Rose push the boundaries of their relationship, their lives, and what it means to love, as they take a road trip back to their roots.
As Testemunhas de Madea
Hattie
O chefe de uma empresa, considerado culpado por fraude, decide cooperar com as autoridades. Ele e sua esposa integram um programa de proteção às testemunhas e passam a morar na periferia do Sul dos Estados Unidos com novas identidades
C'mon Man
Mrs. Crabtree
Chronicles the rise, fall and attempted rise again of a stand up comedian plagued by his own demons (IMDb.com).
Afro Ninja
This homage to martial arts legend Jim Kelly is based on a hugely successful YouTube video. Reggie's got a dead end job, a cruel boss, and no real prospects. Until he uncovers a pair of magic nun-chucks that gives him karate superpowers and set Reggie up for a battle with the evil Kung Fu Master.
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
The Heart Specialist
Ms. Overwood
Suave Harvard Medical School grad Ray Howard seems destined to specialize in womanizing. That is, until he heads to Florida to intern under the tutelage of chief resident Dr. Sidney Zachary. With help from his girlfriend, "Dr. Z" sets out to mold Ray into a caring, responsible doctor. Along the way, he shares some important truths and a whole lot of humor in this sexy romantic comedy
Love on Layaway
Narrator
Marla Gibbs narrates a filmed staging of playwright David E. Talbert's comedy-drama. Directed by Talbert and Leslie Small, this fly-on-the-wall production looks at the lives of three very different couples living in the same Philadelphia brownstone. A single mother can't decide between her new boyfriend and her 6-year-old son; Monique can't figure out her live-in boyfriend; and Ms. Willanetta questions her 12-year relationship.
Prisão Perpétua
Lois Waters
A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
Os Irmãos
Mary West
Os Irmãos é uma divertida e hilariante visão sobre nossos "irmãos" - amigos de longa data que navegam juntos nas águas turbulentas do amor e do sexo em seus saudáveis, felizes e comprometidos relacionamentos. Um olhar franco sobre a batalha dos sexos travada nos corações, neste divertido olhar sobre o amor, honestidade e a beleza do compromisso.
Lost & Found
Enid
In order to impress his beautiful French neighbor, Dylan Ramsey dognaps her pet pooch so he can return him and become a hero.
Foolish
Odetta
'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.
Lily in Winter
Maize Covington
Lily Covington, a Manhattan housekeeper, embarks on a trip to the rural Alabama town of her youth. To Lily's surprise, her employer's nine-year-old son Michael stows away for the ride. Together, Lily and Michael realize just how alike and how different their worlds really are. Michael explores a way of life he never knew existed, while Lily discovers some tender truths about the family she left behind.
O Homem Meteoro
Mrs. Reed
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
Up Against the Wall
Louise Bradley
A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.
Menu for Murder
Marty Hallard
Joanne Mayfield, head of the parental school commission, behaves like a dictator and makes all the other women her enemies. But when she suddenly falls dead on a party after having a sandwich, the main suspect is Susan, who served her the food. The handsome detective Joe Russo interrogates her repeatedly and they become friends. He invites her to help him with the investigation, what she happily accepts - too happily, says her husband.
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Self
Ken Howard hosts a series of role-playing vignettes (featuring some of Hollywood's top stars) to help parents and children deal with typical family situations involving the use of illegal drugs.
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Self
Just how much do you know about alcohol consumption? Take this video quiz to find out!
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
You Can't Take it With You
Rheba
Emmy winner Jean Stapleton and Academy Award winner Art Carney star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about a slightly daft family who do exactly as they please.
Dando Um Rolê
Secretary
Eddie Warmack (Nathaniel Taylor), saxofonista de jazz que deixa a prisão após cumprir sua pena pelo assassinato de um gângster branco. Enquanto tenta convencer seus colegas músicos a escapar da máfia da indústria fonográfica, que lucra com a exploração do suor e do talento dos artistas negros, Eddie parte em uma busca – ao lado de sua companheira Maya (Pamela B. Jones) – por seu avô, o lendário mestre jazzista Poppa Harris (Clarence Muse).
The Missing Are Deadly
An emotionally disturbed teenager whose father is a research scientist takes a rat from his father's laboratory that is infected with an incurable virus that can kill 100 million people in three weeks.
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Beverly Solomon
A Black hit man poses as a Baptist preacher in a ghetto church. He decides to take over the local rackets.
Os Seus, Os Meus, Os Nossos
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Um homem com 10 filhos se casa com uma mulher com oito filhos e formam uma enorme família. Quando um viúvo com 10 filhos se casa com uma viúva com oito, poderão os 20 viverem juntos como uma grande família feliz? Desde encontrar uma casa grande o suficiente para todos eles e aprender a fazer 18 merendas escolares, até lidar com um filho indo para a guerra e um acréscimo inesperado na família, "Os Seus, Os Meus, Os Nossos" tenta juntar duas famílias em uma e espera responder à grande pergunta: Maior Realmente É Melhor?