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Kevin McHale, Boy George, Yasmine Bleeth: June 14 celebrity birthdays

Edit Orange County Register 14 Jun 2016
Here are a few famous people celebrating their birthdays today. Actress Marla Gibbs is 85. Singer Rod Argent of the Zombies and Argent is 71. Singer Janet Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 70. Guitarist Barry Melton of Country Joeand the Fish is 69.... ....

IDFPR April 2016 Enforcement Report (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation) Microsoft Word - IDFPR (16) April Enforcement Report.docx. NEWS. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - (IDFPR) announced today that the Directors of Banking, Kerri A ... Division of Banking. BANKS ... LOAN ORIGINATOR ... PAWN SHOPS ... CURRENCY EXCHANGE ... DENTAL ... Marla Gibbs, St....

Tatyana Ali returns to TV One in new movie, 'Second Sight' this Saturday

Edit The Examiner 21 Apr 2016
The movie premiers Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. EST ... Watch 'Second Sight' trailer ... Rounding out the cast is Edwina Findley ("Get Hard") as Donna Gray, Sharif Atkins ("White Collar," "Rizzoli & Isles") as Richard Gray, the parents of the kidnapped student Mary Ann, played by Jessica Pressley ("For The Love of Ruth") and Marla Gibbs who joins the cast as Clara's grandmother - Nana Miller ... EST ... ....

The Carmichael Show taps Adam Arkin for guest role

Edit Entertainment Weekly 15 Apr 2016
It’s time to meet Maxine’s dad, but he’s a familiar face ... Other notable guest-stars on Carmichael this season include Marla Gibbs and Antwon Tanner. ....

A Candid Interview With 'The Jeffersons' and '227' Star

Edit Huffington Post 11 Jan 2016
Marla Gibbs lives by the mantra "it's never too late." After becoming a household name 40 years ago as Florence, the sassy maid on The Jeffersons, Gibbs says that as long as she's still breathing, there will always be something new she'll want to explore ... Gibbs continues to keep active and didn't allow an aneurysm and a stroke nearly 10 years ago stop her ... In her home in Los Angeles Gibbs is relaxed, but there's excitement in her voice....

Interracial Couples on TV Shows in the 20th Century

Edit About.com 08 Jan 2016
Today, there are arguably too many interracial couples on television to count. For a large part of the 20th century, however, interracial couples on TV shows were few and far between. Given that anti-miscegenation laws remained on the books of U.S ... More » ... In an interview with the Archive of American Television, Marla Gibbs, who played the Jefferson’s maid Florence on the series, said the Willises had many fans ... More » ... ....

Norman Lear says TV is still a place to talk about race

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 01 Dec 2015
Several joined Lear in the discussion, from Marla Gibbs, who played the wise-cracking maid Florence on the show, to actresses Kim Fields and Keisha Knight-Pulliam, as well with veteran casting director ......

Legendary Producer Norman Lear Says TV Is Still A Place To Talk About Race

Edit Huffington Post 01 Dec 2015
ATLANTA (AP) -- Legendary TV producer Norman Lear believes there is still a place for shows to explore race relations issues in the same manner as his famed sitcoms "All in the Family" and "Good Times." ... Several joined Lear in the discussion, from Marla Gibbs, who played the wise-cracking maid Florence on the show, to actresses Kim Fields and Keisha Knight-Pulliam, as well with veteran casting director Reuben Cannon and Usher ... ... ....

Regina King talks her HBO hit series and the need for diversity in media

Edit The Examiner 12 Nov 2015
I asked the beautiful actress who were her role models and she named her mother, her grandmother and actress Marla Gibbs. Marla Gibbs played King’s mother in the 1980s all black sitcom, “ 227”. Gibbs also starred in “The Jeffersons” as the maid Florence and received 5 Emmys. King explained how Gibbs would help her hone her skills as an actress by teaching her how to do improv, adlibs and how to remember her mark....

Regina King has endured ups and downs of life as an actress

Edit Stars and Stripes 10 Oct 2015
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Even though she’d been acting since she was a kid, Regina King thought it was a hobby. What she really wanted to be was a dentist. Or maybe a flight attendant ... I can ACT like a dentist.” ... “My sister and I were both on shows at the same time ... From the time she did “227” with Marla Gibbs as an adolescent, until she was cast in “Boyz n the Hood” at 19, she was out of work for a little more than a year ...  . ....

St. Pete director wins ‘African Oscar’ for best drama

Edit Tampa Bay Online 04 Oct 2015
Like most film directors, St ... Graham now has fulfilled that dream. Sort of. On Sept ... and internationally ... The African Oscars also has honored Hollywood stars over the years, such as Louis Gossett Jr., whose 180 credits include the classic, “An Officer and a Gentleman,” and the television series “Extant,” as well as comedy star Marla Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” and “227” TV fame ... ....

Remember When You Had To Flip To The Back Page Of 'Jet' To Find Black People On TV?

Edit National Public Radio 24 Sep 2015
5.06 PM ET. Gene Demby. i. Viola Davis accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for How to Get Away With Murder at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20 ... 20. Alex Berliner/Invision for the Television Academy/AP ... It included starring roles — Sherman Helmsley on The Jeffersons and Marla Gibbs on 227 — but also the fifth lead on an ensemble drama like Hill Street Blues and the most debatably notable of guest stars....

New on Netflix: Demetri Martin's new special highlights the week

Edit The Examiner 14 Aug 2015
A great week of Netflix releases kicks off on August 14 with the debut of the Netflix Original stand-up special from Demetri Martin. The title of “Demetri Martin. Live (At The Time) alone provides insight into Martin’s surreal wordplay-driven style, which at times is reminiscent of Steven Wright and Mitch Hedberg, and he’s the latest fantastic comic to have their latest special produced by Netflix ... Austin, Marla Gibbs, Tessa Thompson ... ....
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