Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs
Gibbs at the NAACP convention in 2000
Born
Margaret Theresa Bradley

(1931-06-14) June 14, 1931 (age 93)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • comedian
  • writer
  • television producer
Years active1973–present
Known forFlorence Johnston – The Jeffersons
Mary Jenkins – 227
Spouse
Jordan Gibbs
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(m. 1955; div. 1973)​
Children3
RelativesSusie Garrett (sister)

Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Bradley; June 14, 1931)[1] is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer whose career spans seven decades. Gibbs is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975–1985), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Gibbs also starred on the show's spin-off Checking In (1981) and the NBC sitcom 227 (1985–1990); Gibbs coproduced the latter series, played the lead role of Mary Jenkins, and sang the theme song.[2] Gibbs has won seven NAACP Image Awards.[3] In later years, Gibbs played supporting roles in films The Meteor Man (1993), Lost & Found (1999), The Visit (2000), The Brothers (2001), Madea's Witness Protection (2012), Grantham & Rose (2015), and Lemon (2017) and on the Shondaland-produced TV shows Station 19 (2018) and Grey's Anatomy (2022). In August 2021, Gibbs began playing Olivia Price on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives. She also played Sweet Gam Gam on The Thundermans.

  1. ^ International Television & Video Almanac. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 186. ISBN 9780900610813.
  2. ^ McCann, Bob (October 30, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
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