Helen Martin
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television who is perhaps most well known for her role in the sitcom 227 as Marla Gibbs' neighbor Pearl. Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Amanda Frankie (née Fox) and William Martin, a minister. Martin was a Broadway character actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of Native Son in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows including Jean Genet's The Blacks, Raisin from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment. She was an original member of the American Negro Theater. She first became famous later in life for her guest role as Wanda on the television series Good Times, and later as the wisecracking neighbor Pearl Shay on the television sitcom 227. She also played on the short-run sitcoms Baby, I'm Back (as mother in-law, Luzelle) and That's My Mama; as Loc Dog's grandma, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), the matronly grandmother Mama Doll in the 1998 film Bulworth, and the no-nonsense grandmother in the film Hollywood Shuffle. Helen Martin died of a heart attack on March 25, 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Something to Sing About
Film • 2000
jako Elderly Woman
I Got the Hook-Up
Film • 1998
jako Grandmother
Senator Bulworth
Film • 1998
jako Momma Doll
Kolekcjoner
Film • 1997
jako Nana Cross
The Jamie Foxx Show
Serial • 1996
jako Mother Superior
Chłopaczki z sąsiedztwa
Film • 1996
jako Loc Dog's Grandma
The Parent 'Hood
Serial • 1995
The Wayans Bros.
Serial • 1995
jako Mother Evans
Gliniarz z Beverly Hills III
Film • 1994
jako Grandma
Prywatka 2
Film • 1991
jako Mrs. Deevers
Doktor Hollywood
Film • 1991
jako Maddie, Welcoming Committee
The Flash
Serial • 1990
jako Sadie Grosso
Nocny anioł
Film • 1990
jako Sadie
A Raisin in the Sun
Film • 1989
jako Mrs. Johnson
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Film • 1988
Pełna chata
Serial • 1987
jako Shirley
Hollywood Shuffle
Film • 1987
jako Bobby's Grandmother
Amos
Film • 1985
jako Mrs. McKenzie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Film • 1985
227
Serial • 1985
jako Pearl Shay
The Bill
Serial • 1984
Komornicy
Film • 1984
jako Mrs. Parks
The Jerk, Too
Film • 1984
jako Grandma Johnson
Układ stulecia
Film • 1983
jako Baptist #3
Hardcastle and McCormick
Serial • 1983
Wacko
Film • 1982
jako Harbinger's Mother
St. Elsewhere
Serial • 1982
jako Elderly Lady
T. J. Hooker
Serial • 1982
jako Mrs. Sears
American Playhouse
Serial • 1982
jako Mrs. Johnson
Posterunek przy Hill Street
Serial • 1981
The Stockard Channing Show
Serial • 1980
Better Late Than Never
Film • 1979
Benson
Serial • 1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Film • 1979
jako Mrs. Cartwright
Dummy
Film • 1979
jako Mrs. Harrod
The White Shadow
Serial • 1978
jako Old Woman
Cindy
Film • 1978
jako Flower Lady
Baby, I'm Back
Serial • 1978
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Film • 1977
jako Mrs. Bell
Korzenie
Serial • 1977
jako Aunt Sukey
What's Happening!!
Serial • 1976
jako Millie
Starsky & Hutch
Serial • 1975
jako Vivian Fellers
The Jeffersons
Serial • 1975
That's My Mama
Serial • 1974
Życzenie śmierci
Film • 1974
jako Alma Lee Brown
Good Times
Serial • 1974
Maude
Serial • 1972
Sanford and Son
Serial • 1972
J.T.
Film • 1971
jako Mrs. Hill
The Phenix City Story
Film • 1955
jako Helen Ward