Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs had the sort of consecutive-series run that TV actresses dream of, jumping straight from 11 seasons on CBS as wisecracking maid Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons into five seasons on NBC as mother and wife Mary Jenkins on 227. Since then, she has continued to pop up on various other series—including a memorable turn as herself on an episode of Chappelle’s Show—as well as the occasional film role. On the occasion of reuniting with...  

So Tyler Perry's 4th movie of 2012, the only Madea movie of the year thank goodness, began production today at his Atlanta studios.  As Vanessa already posted a couple of days ago, it's titled Madea's Witness Protection, and its starring cast will be primarily Caucasian as Perry continues to expand his reach beyond the usual. The film's official synopsis, which isn't all that different from the one in Vanessa's post reads...  

In fact, you actually started out in business.   Marla Gibbs: That’s right. I went to business school in Chicago. Cortez W. Peters Business School. I don’t think it even exists anymore. [Laughs.]  AVC: You spent time as a receptionist and as a ...  

On "White Collar," Neal (Matt Bomer) pretends to be a substitute teacher at Manhattan prep school where scholarship funds have vanished. The episode, called "Upper West Side Story," airs at 10 on USA.  

Miller departs from Gran-Gran's place and the detectives knock on the door. Lydia introduces herself but Gran-Gran cries “Brenda! How you doin' girl?” Gran-Gran is played by Marla Gibbs. Gibbs was Mary Jenkins on the show 227 and Regina King played her ...  

Actress Marla Gibbs will reunite with her 227 co-star Regina King in a special episode of TNT's SOUTHLAND entitled 'Underwater' on Tuesday, January 24, at 10/9c. Gibbs played King's mother on the long-running 1980's sitcom. In the episode, Tang ...