Marcella Lowery | |
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Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1972–present |
Marcella Lowery is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Geoffrey Owens' mother, Francine Tibideaux, on The Cosby Show , Jamal Jenkins' grandmother on Ghostwriter from 1992 to 1995, Anna Eldridge in the 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife and as Principal Karen Noble on the NBC sitcom City Guys .
Lowery graduated from Malverne High School, where she was captain of the varsity girls' basketball team. She saved money that she earned as a babysitter and used it to attend Broadway plays, telling her parents that she was going to basketball practice. [1]
Lowery had a recurring role on The Cosby Show as Francine Tibideaux, the mother of Elvin Tibideaux and mother-in-law of Sondra Huxtable, as well as a brief role in What About Bob? . She was also in The Preacher's Wife and guest-starred in four episodes of Law & Order .
Lowery's work in commercials includes portraying Donovan McNabb's mother in Campbell's Chunky Soup commercials. [2] Lowery has also appeared on the commercials for Colonial Penn.
She also played Maybelle in the Off-Broadway premiere of Before It Hits Home .
Lowery's Broadway credits include portraying Sis Laura in The Member of the Wedding (1975) and Louise in Lolita (1981). [3]
Lowery has a daughter. [1]
Year | Title | Role |
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1981 | Arthur | Harriet |
1983 | Without a Trace | Sgt. Rocco |
1989 | Lean on Me | Mrs. Richards |
1989 | Fletch Lives | Selma |
1991 | New Jack City | Woman in hallway |
1991 | What About Bob? | Betty |
1996 | Vibrations | Nurse |
1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Anna Eldridge |
1996 | Rescuing Desire | Jane |
2004 | Second Best | Nurse |
2005 | 12 and Holding | Nurse |
2006 | Waltzing Anna | Nurse Hardaway |
2006 | School for Scoundrels | Mrs. Washington |
2008 | Uncertainty | Duty officer #1 |
2016 | Wiener-Dog | Yvette |
2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Guest at party |
2021 | Thunder Force | Grandma Norma |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Smitty | Television film |
1979 | 3 by Cheever | Ruby | Miniseries; episode: "The Sorrows of Gin" |
1988–1989 | The Cosby Show | Francine Tibideaux | 4 episodes |
1988 | Monsters | Mom | Episode: "My Zombie Lover" |
1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Prof. Lowery | Episode: "Life After Death" |
1991 | Law & Order | Nurse (Miss Johnson) | Episode: "Sonata for Solo Organ" |
1992–1995 | Ghostwriter | CeCe Jenkins | Main role |
1993 | Strapped | Fast food customer | Television film |
1994 | ABC Afterschool Special | Ms. Rose | Episode: "Just Chill" |
1994 | Law & Order | Sheridan | Episode: "Breeder" |
1994 | Law & Order | Van Buren's attorney | Episode: "Competence" |
1995 | New York Undercover | Postal worker | Episode: "Mama Said Knock You Out" |
1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Miss Crilley | Episode: "Big Brother Is Watching" |
1995 | Guiding Light | Judge Gordon | Episode dated August 18, 1995 |
1997–2001 | City Guys | Principal Karen Noble | Main role |
2003 | Law & Order | Lois Barker | Episode: "Sheltered" |
2007 | Gossip Girl | Ostroff nurse | Episode: "Dare Devil" |
2008 | Life on Mars | Nurse Winnie Ellwood | Episode: "Tuesday's Dead" |
2009 | The Unusuals | Sheila Trunk | 2 episodes |
2009 | Sherri | Taller church lady | Episode: "There's No "I" in Church" |
2010 | The Good Wife | Nurse | Episode: "Painkiller" |
2010 | 30 Rock | Postal employee | Episode: "Don Geiss, America and Hope" |
2010 | Gravity | Selma Jones | Episode: "Namaste MF" |
2010 | Running Wilde | Carol | Episode: "Oil & Water" |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Margaret Holmes | Episode: "Branded" |
2011 | Suits | Dr. Shrager | Episode: "Pilot" |
2012 | Blue Bloods | Mrs. Greer | Episode: "Family Business" |
2013 | The Carrie Diaries | DMV employee | Episode: "Dangerous Territory" |
2014 | Girls | Lise | Episode: "Dead Inside" |
2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Receptionist | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Royal Pains | Dee | Episode: "Home Sick" |
2017 | Elementary | Diner patron #1 | Episode: "Over a Barrel" |
2017 | The Detour | Elderly woman | Episode: "The City" |
2017 | Broad City | Betty | Episode: "Witches" |
2019 | Mindhunter | Lakewood woman | Season 2, episode 6 |
2019 | First Wives Club | Odessa | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Refs. |
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1972 | Jamimma | Jameena | New Federal Theater, Off-Broadway | [4] |
1973 | Miracle Play | Beatie Roscoe | Playhouse II Theater, Off-Broadway | [5] |
1974 | The Member of the Wedding | Sis Laura | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | [6] |
1975 | Welcome to Black River | Lou Mae | St. Mark's Playhouse, Off-Broadway | [7] |
1981 | Lolita | Louise | Brooks Atkinson Theater, Broadway | [8] |
1982 | Baseball Wives | Janelle | American Renaissance Theater, Off-Off-Broadway | [9] |
Harold Clurman Theater, Off-Broadway | [10] | |||
1989 | Ladies | Allegro | Theatre at St. Clements, Off-Broadway | [11] |
1990 | Sugar Hill | Blanca Stromburg-Carlson | Theater at St. Peter's Church, New York | [12] |
1992 | Before It Hits Home | Maybelle | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway | [13] |
1995 | Your Obituary Is A Dance | Nella Rae | Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky | [14] |
2002 | Voice of Good Hope | Barbara Jordan | Luna Stage, New Jersey | [15] |