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Acting

Marla Gibbs

Career: Active from 1973 to 2025, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: 227
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Marla Gibbs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Tension
4.1, average 6.0
Mystery
2.3, average 4.0
Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Lighthearted 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Last Revolutionary

as Millie

2020s

14 titles · average score 58

Love the Skin You're In

as Brookie

Mildred 4 a Million

as Mildred

Will Trent

71

TV show · as Ms. Pearl

Not Dead Yet

60

TV show · as Nana Sugar

History of the World: Part II

57

TV show · as Ruby Seale

UnPrisoned

78

TV show · as Annie

A Christmas Prayer

as Mrs. Gladys

Spirit Halloween: The Movie

48

as Grandma G

Bromates

20

as Grandma Gladys

The Upshaws

66

TV show · as Mabel Anderson

Big Shot

75

TV show · as Destiny's Grandmother

She Ball

35

as Mrs. Watts

2010s

30 titles · average score 65

One Fine Christmas

56

as Alice

Station 19

65

TV show · as Edith

Love Jacked

34

as Rose

The Neighborhood

57

TV show · as Miss Simpson

Young Sheldon

69

TV show · as Doris

Second Sight

as Nana

This Is Us

83

TV show · as Woman At The Diner

Chicago Med

64

TV show · as Ruth Williams

Grantham & Rose

57

as Rose Price

black-ish

75

TV show · as Mabel

Scandal

76

TV show · as Rose

Hot in Cleveland

70

TV show · as Marcia

2000s

14 titles · average score 60

Afro Ninja

as Aunt Mary

Childrens Hospital

72

TV show · as Flossie

Back to the Grind

TV show

The Heart Specialist

45

as Ms. Overwood

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Joyce Ward

Listen Up!

24

TV show · as Jackie Widmer

NCIS

64

TV show · as Rosie Brown

Cold Case

73

TV show · as Georgie (2005)

Chappelle's Show

85

TV show

The Surreal Life

41

TV show

The Brothers

55

as Mary West

Stanley's Gig

69

as Eleanor Whitney

1990s

22 titles · average score 59

Judging Amy

76

TV show · as Zella Van Exel

The King of Queens

66

TV show · as Nana Louise

Dawson's Creek

67

TV show · as Mrs. Fran Boyd

Martial Law

70

TV show · as Delores Samuels

Arli$$

70

TV show · as Mrs. Jones

Lily in Winter

as Maize Covington

79

TV show · as Cherise Barnes

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show · as Millie

The Meteor Man

39

as Mrs. Reed

Martin

58

TV show · as Miss Minnie

Up Against the Wall

as Louise Bradley

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

71

TV show · as Florence Johnston

1980s

4 titles · average score 63

A Different World

47

TV show · as Principal Shaw

227

78

TV show · as Mary Jenkins

The Young Landlords

as Tina Robinson

Checking In

TV show

1970s

7 titles · average score 59

You Can't Take it With You

as Rheba

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Janet Dalton

Passing Through

as Secretary

Barney Miller

52

TV show · as Mrs. McBee

The Jeffersons

80

TV show · as Florence / Florence Johnston

Black Belt Jones

63

as Betty (uncredited)

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

47

as Beverly Solomon

1960s

1 title · average score 64

Yours, Mine and Ours

64

as Movie Patron (uncredited)