Acting credits
100
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Marla Gibbs
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 44Series: 56
TMDB ID: 68751
IMDb ID: nm0004958
Known for: Acting
Born: June 14, 1931
Age: 95
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.91
Wikidata: Q133665
Also known as
Maria Gibbs
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Marla Gibbs.
as Brookie
Love the Skin You're In
2025 • Movie
as Mildred
Mildred 4 a Million
2024 • Movie
as Mrs. Keys
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 • Movie
as Mrs. Gladys
A Christmas Prayer
2022 • Movie
as Grandma Gladys
Bromates
2022 • Movie
as Grandma G
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
2022 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022 • Movie
as Ruth Carmichael
Orpheus Star
2020 • Movie
as Mrs. Watts
She Ball
2020 • Movie
as Alice
One Fine Christmas
2019 • Movie
as Jean
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 • Movie
as Florence Johnston
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 • Movie
as Rose
Love Jacked
2018 • Movie
as Rose
Please Stand By
2018 • Movie
as Lily
Lemon
2017 • Movie
as Nana
Second Sight
2016 • Movie
as Ms. Mamie
The Man in 3B
2015 • Movie
as Rose Price
Grantham & Rose
2014 • Movie
as Hattie
Madea's Witness Protection
2012 • Movie
as Mrs. Crabtree
C'mon Man
2012 • Movie
as Aunt Mary
Afro Ninja
2009 • Movie
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 • Movie
as Ms. Overwood
The Heart Specialist
2006 • Movie
as Narrator
Love on Layaway
2005 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Marla Gibbs.
as Self • 1 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 • Series
as Annie • 1 eps
UnPrisoned
2023 • Series
as Ruby Seale • 3 eps
History of the World: Part II
2023 • Series
as Nana Sugar • 1 eps
Not Dead Yet
2023 • Series
as Ms. Pearl • 1 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Generation Gap
2022 • Series
as Mabel Anderson • 1 eps
The Upshaws
2021 • Series
as Destiny's Grandmother • 1 eps
Big Shot
2021 • Series
as Mary Jenkins • 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 • Series
as Belle • 1 eps
Bless This Mess
2019 • Series
as Miss Simpson • 1 eps
The Neighborhood
2018 • Series
as Mama Jarvis • 1 eps
The Last O.G.
2018 • Series
as Edith • 3 eps
Station 19
2018 • Series
as Doris • 1 eps
Young Sheldon
2017 • Series
as Mrs. Kratt • 2 eps
Trial & Error
2017 • Series
as Mrs. Jones • 1 eps
One Day at a Time
2017 • Series
as Woman At The Diner • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Mrs. Potts • 1 eps
Teachers
2016 • Series
as Ruth Williams • 1 eps
Chicago Med
2015 • Series
as Francis • 2 eps
The Carmichael Show
2015 • Series
as Fuzzy (voice) • 1 eps
Harvey Beaks
2015 • Series
as Mabel • 2 eps
black-ish
2014 • Series