Angela E. Gibbs

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]

Angela Gibbs
Born	Angela Elayne Gibbs Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1973–present

Filmography

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.	Othella 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