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Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Bradley; June 14, 1931) 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 ...
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Marla Gibbs. Armed with an acid dry wit and a full arsenal of sarcasm and sass, African-American character comedienne Marla Gibbs showed up on 1970s television with a bang in middle age (44). Landing the feisty maid role on the popular ground-breaking CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975), eventually led to her very own sitcom 227 (1985) a decade ...
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Feb 15, 2022 · THR Icon: At 90, Marla Gibbs Looks Back on Career as a Sitcom Queen — “My Romance With the People Is That I’m One of Them”. The TV legend reflects on her groundbreaking career, the secret ...
Marla Gibbs. Actress: The Jeffersons. Armed with an acid dry wit and a full arsenal of sarcasm and sass, African-American character comedienne Marla Gibbs showed up on 1970s television with a bang in middle age (44). Landing the feisty maid role on the popular ground-breaking CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975), eventually led to her very own sitcom 227 (1985) a decade later and international ...
- June 14, 1931
Apr 19, 2024 · Marla Gibbs was working part time as a United Airlines reservations agent when she auditioned for the role of housekeeper Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons. “I’d been with [United] for 10 ...
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Feb 3, 2022 · Marla Gibbs is a famous actor from the 1970s who shot to fame relatively late in her life with the role of Florence Johnston on the sitcom ‘The Jeffersons.’. Since then, Marla has built an enviable body of work with supporting roles in several movies and TV shows. ABC News’ ‘ Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising’ explores ...
Jan 22, 2022 · Marla Gibbs is a multi-talented actress, singer, comedian, writer, producer, and former jazz club owner—but you most likely know her as Florence Johnston, George Jefferson's maid in the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. During her 10 years on the popular series, Gibbs became famous for her character's wisecracking quips, which catapulted her to fame ...