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Marla Gibbs-1

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Adaptable Curious Communicative Witty Sociable Intellectual

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1931-06-14
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An accomplished actress, she is most recognized for portraying Florence Johnson in the long-running TV show The Jeffersons, a role she played from 1975 to 1985. Following that, she continued her television career with a notable appearance on the sitcom 227, where she remained until 1990. Before she became a familiar face on television, she was born Margaret Theresa Bradley and worked in a completely different field—as a reservations agent for United Airlines. In 1956, she married Jordan Gibbs, and together they raised three children. One of their daughters, Angela Gibbs, also followed in her mother’s footsteps and became an actress. The couple eventually divorced in 1973 after nearly two decades of marriage.

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She once again took on the character of Florence Johnson in the Jefferson spin-off series Checking In.

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