Acting credits
98
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Marla Gibbs
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 43Series: 55
TMDB ID: 68751
IMDb ID: nm0004958
Known for: Acting
Born: June 14, 1931
Age: 94
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.92
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.
Love the Skin You're In
as Brookie
2025 Movie
Mildred 4 a Million
as Mildred
2024 Movie
6.8
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Mrs. Keys
2023 Movie
5.5
A Christmas Prayer
as Mrs. Gladys
2022 Movie
4.8
Bromates
as Grandma Gladys
2022 Movie
5.7
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
as Grandma G
2022 Movie
6.0
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
2022 Movie
Orpheus Star
as Ruth Carmichael
2020 Movie
6.4
She Ball
as Mrs. Watts
2020 Movie
5.2
One Fine Christmas
as Alice
2019 Movie
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Jean
2019 Movie
6.6
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Florence Johnston
2019 Movie
6.1
Love Jacked
as Rose
2018 Movie
6.8
Please Stand By
as Rose
2018 Movie
4.4
Lemon
as Lily
2017 Movie
10.0
Second Sight
as Nana
2016 Movie
6.1
The Man in 3B
as Ms. Mamie
2015 Movie
6.6
Grantham & Rose
as Rose Price
2014 Movie
6.1
Madea's Witness Protection
as Hattie
2012 Movie
7.0
C'mon Man
as Mrs. Crabtree
2012 Movie
4.7
Afro Ninja
as Aunt Mary
2009 Movie
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009 Movie
5.4
The Heart Specialist
as Ms. Overwood
2006 Movie
Love on Layaway
as Narrator
2005 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Marla Gibbs.
2.3
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.8
UnPrisoned
as Annie • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.6
History of the World: Part II
as Ruby Seale • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Not Dead Yet
as Nana Sugar • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Will Trent
as Ms. Pearl • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Generation Gap
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Upshaws
as Mabel Anderson • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Big Shot
as Destiny's Grandmother • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.0
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Mary Jenkins • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.9
Bless This Mess
as Belle • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
The Neighborhood
as Miss Simpson • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
The Last O.G.
as Mama Jarvis • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Station 19
as Edith • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
as Doris • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Trial & Error
as Mrs. Kratt • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.8
One Day at a Time
as Mrs. Jones • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
This Is Us
as Woman At The Diner • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.3
Teachers
as Mrs. Potts • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Ruth Williams • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
The Carmichael Show
as Francis • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.3
Harvey Beaks
as Fuzzy (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Mabel • 2 eps
2014 Series