Angela Elayne Gibbs (born 1955) [1] is an American actress. She has acted professionally since the 1970s in films such as Cleopatra Jones , The Healers, and The Naked Cage . [2] She later went on to act in films including Drumline , Think Like A Man , and Straight Outta Compton. [2] [3] Gibbs has also acted in television series including Black Jesus , [4] On My Block , [5] The Fosters , This is Us , [6] Sealab 2021 , [7] Hacks, [8] and Not Dead Yet . [9] Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Gibbs is the daughter of actress Marla Gibbs. [1] When she was a teenager her family relocated to Los Angeles, where she graduated from Fairfax High School. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Annie | |
The Young Nurses | Michelle | ||
1974 | Sanford and Son | Angel | Episode "The Party Crasher" |
The Healers | TV Movie | ||
Together Brothers | Francine | ||
1975 | The Blue Knight | Maria | Episode "Pilot" |
1986 | The Naked Cage | Vonna | |
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Waitress in Bar | |
1988 | Party Line | Beth | |
1994 | In the Heat of the Night | Felicia Clark | Episode "A Matter of Justice" |
1996 | Savannah | Bank Official | Episode "Wedding Belle Blues" |
Fled | Jocelyn | ||
1998 | Mama Flora's Family | Woman with Baby | |
1999 | Passing Glory | Thelma Porter | TV Movie |
2001 | Boycott | Congregant #1 | |
2001-2005 | Sealab 2021 | Debbie Love | Voice; 8 episodes |
2002 | Drumline | Dorothy Miles | |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Margaret Houston | Episode "Second Chances" |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Make-Up Artist | 1 episode | |
2006 | Frisky Dingo | Voice | Episode "Emergency Room" |
2007 | Monk | Barton's Lawyer | Episode "Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man" |
2007, 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Woman/Patient | 2 episodes |
2009 | Nip/Tuck | Mrs. Jennings | Episode "Budi Sabri" |
2010 | Bones | Jocelyn Arrington | Episode "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" |
Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Rollins | Episode "With You I'm Born Again" | |
The Defenders | Judge Lowery | Episode "Nevada v. Killa Diz" | |
2011 | Desperate Housewives | City Councilwoman | Episode "The Art of Making Art" |
2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Amelia Gross | Episode "Ms. Willows Regrets" |
Think Like a Man | Candace's Mom | ||
Awake | Dora | Episode "Kate Is Enough" | |
Melissa & Joey | Woman Costumer | Episode "The Knockout" | |
Operation Cupcake | Middle Aged Woman | TV Movie | |
1600 Penn | HHS Secretary | Episode "Putting Out Fires" | |
2013 | Parenthood | Mary | Episode "Because You're My Sister" |
Rizzoli & Isles | Shirley Ghetts | Episode "Dance with the Devil" | |
Scandal | Judge Eleanor Gaynes | Episode "Say Hello to My Little Friend" | |
2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Adele | |
2014-2015 | The Fosters | Michelle | 5 episodes |
2014-2019 | Black Jesus | Ms. Tudi | Main role; 31 episodes |
2015 | Revenge | A.D.A. Ganz | 2 episodes |
Straight Outta Compton | Doris Jackson | ||
2016 | American Crime Story | Barbara Cochran | 2 episodes |
Shameless | Vicki Bates | Episode "Hiraeth" | |
2017 | Insecure | Episode "Hella Shook" | |
2018 | Love Jacked | Aunt Clara | |
Suits | Anna Reed | Episode "Promises, Promises" | |
A Simple Wedding | Doris | ||
2018-2020 | On My Block | Rose Westbrook | 4 episodes |
2019 | NCIS | Eden Penzance | Episode "Toil and Trouble" |
2020 | S.W.A.T. | Baker | 2 episodes |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Ellen | Episode "Murder of Crows" | |
2021 | This Is Us | Older Laurel | Episode "Birth Mother" |
Station 19 | Ms. Debbie | Episode "Can't Feel My Face" | |
2021–present | Hacks | Robin | Recurring role [11] |
2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Sylvia | Episode "The ATS-Files" |
2023–2024 | Not Dead Yet | Cricket | Main role; 14 episodes |
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