Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Born: June 14, 1931
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Marla Gibbs (born June 14, 1931) is an American television and film actress and singer. She is best remembered for playing Isabel Sanford's and Sherman Hemsley's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The Jeffersons and spinoff Checking In. She also starred as Mary Jenkins on the television series 227.

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A Snowy Day in Oakland
Title: A Snowy Day in Oakland
Character: Mrs. Keys
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves on with her life by opening her own private practice in a vacant, street-front office space in the middle of a small, commercial block located across the bay in Oakland, turning the predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood on its emotional ear.
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Title: History of the World: Part II
Character: Ruby Seale
Released: March 6, 2023
Type: TV
Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.
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Title: Not Dead Yet
Character: Nana Sugar
Released: February 8, 2023
Type: TV
Nell Serrano is a broke and newly single self-described disaster. She works to restart the life and career she left behind some 10 years ago. When writing obituaries is the only job she can find, Nell starts getting life advice from an unlikely (and dead) source.
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A Christmas Prayer
Title: A Christmas Prayer
Character: Mrs. Gladys
Released: December 11, 2022
Type: Movie
When a former alcoholic and now respected leader of the local church gets accused of a heinous crime, he struggles with the possibility of not only doing hard time but keeping his own "faith" while trying to prove his innocence.
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Bromates
Title: Bromates
Character: Grandma Gladys
Released: October 7, 2022
Type: Movie
Longtime best friends Sid and Jonesie are dumped by their respective girlfriends. Both without a living situation, they decide to become "bromates", bros who are roommates, which puts their relationship to the ultimate test.
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Spirit Halloween: The Movie
Title: Spirit Halloween: The Movie
Character: Grandma G
Released: September 30, 2022
Type: Movie
A group of middle schoolers discover a Spirit Halloween store is haunted and must survive the night.
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Title: Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews;
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Title: Generation Gap
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2022
Type: TV
A comedy quiz game show featuring family members of different generations who work together to answer questions about pop culture from each other's generations.
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Title: Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2022
Type: Movie
Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture. The special examines how Black actresses of Hollywood have become power brokers and the iconic moments and roles have paved the way for them today.
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Title: Big Shot
Character: Destiny's Grandmother
Released: April 16, 2021
Type: TV
After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what's left of his career and reputation.
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She Ball
Title: She Ball
Released: August 21, 2020
Type: Movie
On a mission to save his Inglewood community center, Avery Watts enlists a talented basketball player, Shelby, to help him win the grand prize in a street ball tournament. Together, Avery and Shelby challenge local politicians, gangs and their own stereotypes to save their community.
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One Fine Christmas
Title: One Fine Christmas
Character: Alice
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Title: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Character: Jean
Released: October 11, 2019
Type: Movie
In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.
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Title: A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character: Mary Jenkins
Released: August 2, 2019
Type: TV
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's
Title: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Character: Florence Johnston
Released: May 22, 2019
Type: Movie
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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Love Jacked
Title: Love Jacked
Character: Rose
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Maya, a headstrong 28-year-old with artistic ambitions – a strong contrast to what her father Ed wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Ed is shocked when Maya takes her assertions of independence a step further and decides to travel to Africa for inspiration and returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems.
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Title: The Neighborhood
Character: Miss Simpson
Released: October 1, 2018
Type: TV
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
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Title: The Last O.G.
Character: Mama Jarvis
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: TV
An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Title: Station 19
Character: Edith
Released: March 22, 2018
Type: TV
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.
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Please Stand By
Title: Please Stand By
Character: Rose
Released: January 26, 2018
Type: Movie
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.
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Title: Young Sheldon
Character: Doris
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: TV
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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Title: Trial & Error
Character: Mrs. Kratt
Released: March 14, 2017
Type: TV
A bright-eyed New York lawyer takes his first big case defending an eccentric poetry professor accused of murdering his wife.
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Lemon
Title: Lemon
Character: Lily
Released: January 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.
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Title: This Is Us
Character: Woman At The Diner
Released: September 20, 2016
Type: TV
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
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Second Sight
Title: Second Sight
Character: Nana
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: Movie
Cursed with horrifying visions of the future, Tatyana Ali stars as a woman looking to save a kidnapped girl in this TV One original movie.
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The Man in 3B
Title: The Man in 3B
Character: Ms. Mamie
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. Connie (Brely Evans), an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage. But when Daryl starts making Connie feel beautiful again, she questions whether her marriage is worth saving. Benny (Robert Ri'chard), a spoiled teenager raised by a single father, looks up to Daryl. When an unexpected event occurs, Benny is left questioning everything he's ever known to be true. Krystal (Nafessa Williams), Daryl's first love, wants to make things work with her current boyfriend. Yet having Daryl back in her life sends her happy home spiraling out of control.
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Title: The Carmichael Show
Character: Francis
Released: August 26, 2015
Type: TV
From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom inspired by Jerrod's relationships with his say-anything, contrarian father, his therapist-in-training girlfriend, his ever-hustling brother and his mother who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Taking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.
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Title: Harvey Beaks
Character: Fuzzy (voice)
Released: March 28, 2015
Type: TV
A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.
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Title: black-ish
Character: Mabel
Released: September 24, 2014
Type: TV
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
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Grantham & Rose
Title: Grantham & Rose
Character: Rose Price
Released: March 23, 2014
Type: Movie
When a petty crime thrusts him into the company of a feisty eighty-one-year-old African-American woman named Rose Price, Grantham and Rose push the boundaries of their relationship, their lives, and what it means to love, as they take a road trip back to their roots.
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Title: Charlie Murphy's Law
Character: Vera Jenkins
Released: January 15, 2014
Type: TV
Charlie Murphy has to take over the bench at a local night court as he deals with his demons, past and present.
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Madea's Witness Protection
Title: Madea's Witness Protection
Character: Hattie
Released: June 29, 2012
Type: Movie
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.
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C'mon Man
Title: C'mon Man
Character: Mrs. Crabtree
Released: June 26, 2012
Type: Movie
Chronicles the rise, fall and attempted rise again of a stand up comedian plagued by his own demons (IMDb.com).
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Title: Scandal
Character: Rose
Released: April 5, 2012
Type: TV
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
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Title: Hot in Cleveland
Character: Marcia
Released: June 16, 2010
Type: TV
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Title: Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
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Afro Ninja
Title: Afro Ninja
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
This homage to martial arts legend Jim Kelly is based on a hugely successful YouTube video. Reggie's got a dead end job, a cruel boss, and no real prospects. Until he uncovers a pair of magic nun-chucks that gives him karate superpowers and set Reggie up for a battle with the evil Kung Fu Master.
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Title: Childrens Hospital
Character: Flossie
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: TV
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.
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Title: Back to the Grind
Released: July 18, 2007
Type: TV
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The Heart Specialist
Title: The Heart Specialist
Character: Ms. Overwood
Released: September 13, 2006
Type: Movie
Suave Harvard Medical School grad Ray Howard seems destined to specialize in womanizing. That is, until he heads to Florida to intern under the tutelage of chief resident Dr. Sidney Zachary. With help from his girlfriend, "Dr. Z" sets out to mold Ray into a caring, responsible doctor. Along the way, he shares some important truths and a whole lot of humor in this sexy romantic comedy
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Love on Layaway
Title: Love on Layaway
Character: Narrator
Released: October 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Marla Gibbs narrates a filmed staging of playwright David E. Talbert's comedy-drama. Directed by Talbert and Leslie Small, this fly-on-the-wall production looks at the lives of three very different couples living in the same Philadelphia brownstone. A single mother can't decide between her new boyfriend and her 6-year-old son; Monique can't figure out her live-in boyfriend; and Ms. Willanetta questions her 12-year relationship.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Joyce Ward
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Title: Listen Up!
Character: Jackie Widmer
Released: September 20, 2004
Type: TV
Listen Up! is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 20, 2004 until April 25, 2005. The sitcom was based loosely on the life and exploits of the popular sportswriter and sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Its principal executive producer was Jason Alexander, who was also the lead actor. Despite decent-to-good ratings, the show was canceled by CBS on May 18, 2005; "rising production costs" was the major reason officially given for the cancellation.
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Title: Cold Case
Character: Georgie (2005)
Released: September 28, 2003
Type: TV
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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Title: Chappelle's Show
Released: January 22, 2003
Type: TV
Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.
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Title: The Surreal Life
Released: January 9, 2003
Type: TV
The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of The Real World and Road Rules, in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The series is also likened to The Challenge in that previously known individuals from separate origins of entertainment are brought together into one cast. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons have been shown on VH1.
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The Visit
Title: The Visit
Character: Lois Waters
Released: April 20, 2001
Type: Movie
A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
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The Brothers
Title: The Brothers
Character: Mary West
Released: March 23, 2001
Type: Movie
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the playboy gets engaged, the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty...
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Stanley's Gig
Title: Stanley's Gig
Character: Eleanor Whitney
Released: June 19, 2000
Type: Movie
An emotionally dysfunctional ukulele minstrel lands a gig at a nursing home where he strikes up an unlikely relationship with an ancient jazz chanteuse and awakens from a lifetime of loneliness and inconsequence.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Zella Van Exel
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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Lost & Found
Title: Lost & Found
Character: Enid
Released: April 23, 1999
Type: Movie
In order to impress his beautiful French neighbor, Dylan Ramsey dognaps her pet pooch so he can return him and become a hero.
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Foolish
Title: Foolish
Character: Odetta
Released: April 9, 1999
Type: Movie
'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
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Title: Martial Law
Released: September 26, 1998
Type: TV
Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.
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Title: The Hughleys
Released: September 22, 1998
Type: TV
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.
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Title: The King of Queens
Character: Nana Louise
Released: September 21, 1998
Type: TV
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: Dawson's Creek
Character: Mrs. Fran Boyd
Released: January 20, 1998
Type: TV
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Title: Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Character: Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Released: October 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Old Mother Hubbard (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Grandmother (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Lily in Winter
Title: Lily in Winter
Character: Maize Covington
Released: December 8, 1994
Type: Movie
Lily Covington, a Manhattan housekeeper, embarks on a trip to the rural Alabama town of her youth. To Lily's surprise, her employer's nine-year-old son Michael stows away for the ride. Together, Lily and Michael realize just how alike and how different their worlds really are. Michael explores a way of life he never knew existed, while Lily discovers some tender truths about the family she left behind.
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Title: Touched by an Angel
Character: Millie
Released: September 21, 1994
Type: TV
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
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Title: ER
Character: Cherise Barnes
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: Burke's Law
Character: Jessica Wallace
Released: January 7, 1994
Type: TV
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command.
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The Meteor Man
Title: The Meteor Man
Character: Mrs. Reed
Released: August 6, 1993
Type: Movie
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
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Title: The Fire Next Time
Released: April 18, 1993
Type: TV
In the near future, the unrelenting heat waves and coastal flooding brought on by the greenhouse effect are ravaging the Earth. While scientists and politicians argue and lay blame, ordinary citizens pay the price for a world sickened by pollution and economic disaster. The Fire Next Time is the story of an American family forced to confront this ruinous legacy. Emmy Award-winning actor Craig T. Nelson leads his embattled family through a Grapes of Wrath for the modern era. Through this harrowing odyssey, the Morgan family stands as a paradigm of courage, faith, and family unity in the face of adversity on a cataclysmic scale.
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Title: Martin
Released: August 27, 1992
Type: TV
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
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Up Against the Wall
Title: Up Against the Wall
Character: Louise Bradley
Released: January 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.
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Menu for Murder
Title: Menu for Murder
Character: Marty Hallard
Released: December 4, 1990
Type: Movie
Joanne Mayfield, head of the parental school commission, behaves like a dictator and makes all the other women her enemies. But when she suddenly falls dead on a party after having a sandwich, the main suspect is Susan, who served her the food. The handsome detective Joe Russo interrogates her repeatedly and they become friends. He invites her to help him with the investigation, what she happily accepts - too happily, says her husband.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Florence Johnston
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Title: Dream On
Released: July 8, 1990
Type: TV
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
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Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Title: Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Ken Howard hosts a series of role-playing vignettes (featuring some of Hollywood's top stars) to help parents and children deal with typical family situations involving the use of illegal drugs.
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Your Alcohol I.Q.
Title: Your Alcohol I.Q.
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Just how much do you know about alcohol consumption? Take this video quiz to find out!
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Title: A Different World
Character: Principal Shaw
Released: September 24, 1987
Type: TV
A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Title: 227
Character: Mary Jenkins
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.
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Night of 100 Stars II
Title: Night of 100 Stars II
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1985
Type: Movie
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
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The Young Landlords
Title: The Young Landlords
Character: Tina Robinson
Released: January 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Four teen-age New York residents try to raise cash to improve a dilapidated building they brought for a dollar.
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Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Title: Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
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Title: Checking In
Released: April 9, 1981
Type: TV
Checking In is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in April 1981. The series is a spin-off of The Jeffersons, which itself had spun off from All in the Family.
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You Can't Take it With You
Title: You Can't Take it With You
Character: Rheba
Released: May 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Emmy winner Jean Stapleton and Academy Award winner Art Carney star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about a slightly daft family who do exactly as they please.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Janet Dalton
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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Passing Through
Title: Passing Through
Character: Secretary
Released: August 6, 1977
Type: Movie
Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, Warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician Poppa Harris.
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Title: Barney Miller
Character: Mrs. McBee
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: TV
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
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Title: The Jeffersons
Released: January 18, 1975
Type: TV
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
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Title: The Jeffersons
Character: Florence Johnston
Released: January 18, 1975
Type: TV
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
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The Missing Are Deadly
Title: The Missing Are Deadly
Released: January 8, 1975
Type: Movie
An emotionally disturbed teenager whose father is a research scientist takes a rat from his father's laboratory that is infected with an incurable virus that can kill 100 million people in three weeks.
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Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Title: Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Character: Beverly Solomon
Released: May 25, 1973
Type: Movie
A Black hit man poses as a Baptist preacher in a ghetto church. He decides to take over the local rackets.
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Title: Yours, Mine and Ours
Character: Movie Patron (uncredited)
Released: April 24, 1968
Type: Movie
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
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The Last Revolutionary
Title: The Last Revolutionary
Character: Millie
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Two African Americans fight against a far right group.