Helen Martin
Birthday
1909/07/23
Day of death
2000/03/25 (90 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(1991) Doc Hollywood
as Maddie, Welcoming Committee
(1997) Kiss the Girls
as Nana Cross
(1985) Amos
as Mrs. McKenzie
(1987) Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Grandmother
(1955) The Phenix City Story
as Helen Ward
(1990) Night Angel
as Sadie
(1977) A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Mrs. Bell
(1982) Wacko
as Harbinger's Mother
(1974) Death Wish
as Alma Lee Brown
(1988) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as ---
(1983) Deal of the Century
as Baptist #3
(1996) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
as Loc Dog's Grandma
(1998) Bulworth
as Momma Doll
(1969) J.T.
as Mrs. Hill
(2000) Something to Sing About
as Elderly Woman
(1979) Lawman Without a Gun
as Mrs. Cartwright
(1978) Cindy
as Flower Lady
(1984) Repo Man
as Mrs. Parks
(1989) A Raisin in the Sun
as Mrs. Johnson
(1979) Dummy
as Mrs. Harrod
(1998) I Got the Hook-Up
as Grandmother
(1991) House Party 2
as Mrs. Deevers
(1984) The Jerk, Too
as Grandma Johnson
(1979) Better Late Than Never
as ---
(1994) Beverly Hills Cop III
as Grandma
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1983) Hardcastle and McCormick
as ---
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Mrs. Sears
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Vivian Fellers
(1979) Benson
as ---
(1976) What's Happening!!
as ---
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1995) The Wayans Bros.
as Mother Evans
(1996) The Jamie Foxx Show
as ---
(1985) 227
as Pearl Shay
(1972) Maude
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(1995) The Parent 'Hood
as ---
(1987) Full House
as Shirley
(1978) Baby, I'm Back
as ---
(1974) That's My Mama
as ---
(1978) The White Shadow
as Old Woman
(1980) The Stockard Channing Show
as ---
(1990) The Flash
as Sadie Grosso