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person_profile-Helen Martin

Helen Martin Died at age: 90

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Helen Martin

Date of Birth:

Jul 23, 1909

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 25, 2000

Biography of

Helen Martin

    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.

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Filmography of

Helen Martin

Found 24 Movies in total

Something to Sing About

Elderly Woman ( Actor )

... 2000

I Got the Hook-Up

Grandmother ( Actor )

... 1998

Bulworth

Momma Doll ( Actor )

... 1998

Kiss the Girls

Nana Cross ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1996

Beverly Hills Cop III

Grandma ( Actor )

... 1994

House Party 2

Mrs. Deevers ( Actor )

... 1991

Doc Hollywood

Maddie, Welcoming Committee ( Actor )

... 1991

Night Angel

Sadie ( Actor )

... 1990

A Raisin in the Sun

Mrs. Johnson ( Actor )

... 1989

Hollywood Shuffle

Bobby's Grandmother ( Actor )

... 1987

Amos

Mrs. McKenzie ( Actor )

... 1985

Repo Man

Mrs. Parks ( Actor )

... 1984

The Jerk, Too

Grandma Johnson ( Actor )

... 1984

Deal of the Century

Baptist #3 ( Actor )

... 1983

Wacko

Harbinger's Mother ( Actor )

... 1982

... 1979

Lawman Without a Gun

Mrs. Cartwright ( Actor )

... 1979

Dummy

Mrs. Harrod ( Actor )

... 1979

Cindy

Flower Lady ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1977

Death Wish

Alma Lee Brown ( Actor )

... 1974

J.T.

Mrs. Hill ( Actor )

... 1969

The Phenix City Story

Helen Ward ( Actor )

... 1955