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Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Bradley; June 14, 1931) [1] is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer whose career spans seven decades. She 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 ...
Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs) is the Jeffersons' wisecracking maid. Her first appearance is in the pilot episode, when she was interviewed and hired as the ...
The cancellation of The Jeffersons cleared the way for Marla Gibbs, who played Florence Johnston on the series, to move on to the NBC sitcom 227 in the fall of 1985, a year earlier than scheduled. The Jeffersons ended in controversy after CBS abruptly canceled the series without allowing for a proper series finale.
The 88-year-old actress reprised her role as Florence Johnston in an unexpected moment near the end of the broadcast. ... While Gibbs may be best known her "Jeffersons" character from 1975 to 1985 ...
The 91-year-old comic actor received five Emmy nominations for her role as Florence Johnston on “The Jeffersons.” Williams attested to how Cooper eagerly tried to convince Gibbs to say ...
In the seventh season finale of The Jeffersons, "Florence's New Job", the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs), accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in New York City. The series follows Florence's misadventures at the hotel with her co-workers: Lyle Block, her stuffy manager; Elena ...
Marla Gibbs, the sole remaining cast member from the classic sitcom 'The Jeffersons,' is now 88 years old.
The show was created as a starring vehicle for Marla Gibbs, who had become famous as Florence Johnston, the maid on The Jeffersons, and had starred in Houston's play in Los Angeles. This role was similar in nature to that of tart-tongued Florence; Gibbs's character, housewife Mary Jenkins, loved a good gossip and often spoke what she thought ...