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 years and ...
Marla Gibbs is best known for two of TV's classic sitcoms, The Jeffersons (CBS, 1975-1985), and 227 (NBC, 1985-1990). An acting icon with a dynamic comedic delivery, Gibbs held several non-Hollywood ...
HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Marla Gibbs is a comedy legend, who created a bit of drama when she accepted her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday. The 90-year-old actress had a moment that ...
Marla Gibbs has always been on the right side of history—from her role as Florence Johnston on the groundbreaking sitcom The ­Jeffersons to advocating for a Black woman to hold the highest office in ...