Television
‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘227’ star Marla Gibbs, 90, felt the heat hard and appeared to pass out during her star ceremony Tuesday on Hollywood Boulevard.
July 21, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
Marla Gibbs, who starred in and produced the NBC-TV sitcom “227,” will be among the featured speakers at a symposium on the negative portrayal of minorities in the media today at Pasadena City College.
Nov. 3, 1991
Two wildly successful women, talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and actress Marla Gibbs--public personalities who happen to be black--were honored this past weekend.
Oct. 24, 1988
Actress Marla Gibbs’ Crossroads Arts Academy has purchased the Leimert theater complex in Leimert Park from the Jehovah’s Witnesses for $3.2 million and will convert the site into a playhouse and concert hall, academy officials have announced.
April 12, 1990
Music
Marla Gibbs just doesn’t appreciate herself. That was the problem with her show Friday night.
Jan. 7, 1991
Sherman Hemsley and Marla Gibbs will reunite for the first time since “The Jeffersons” went off the air in 1985 in an upcoming segment of “227,” an NBC comedy in which which Gibbs now stars.
Jan. 25, 1988
Marla Gibbs is usually content to play the role of entrepreneur at her Marla’s Memory Lane supper club.
June 26, 1987
To borrow a phrase from “The Jeffersons,” the TV sitcom that made Marla Gibbs a star, Gibbs’ theater is “movin’ on up.”
June 21, 1990
“Another Evening of Jazz,” featuring Charles Owens, will be presented at 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 17, 1994
When NBC’s comedy series “227” tapes its 100th show today, there will be a touch of deja vu for Hal Williams, who stars in the show with Marla Gibbs.
Oct. 10, 1989