Angela Elayne Gibbs (April 17, 1954) is an American actress, writer, director, and acting coach best known for Hacks (2021-2024), On My Block (2018-2020), and This Is Us (2021).
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1973: Cleopatra Jones as Annie
- 1973: The Young Nurses as Michelle
- 1974: Together Brothers as Francine
- 1986: The Naked Cage as Vonna
- 1987: Number One With A Bullet as Waitress in Bar
- 1987: Dirty Laundry as Black Woman at Laundromat
- 1988: Party Line as Beth
- 1996: Fled as Jocelyn
- 1997: Trials Of Life as Paris' Mother
- 1999: Passing Glory as Thelma Potter
- 1999: The Price Of A Broken Heart as Gloria
- 2001: Boycott as Congregant #1
- 2002: Drumline as Dorothy Miles
- 2005: Soulmates as Cheyenne Sky
- 2011: Isolation as Nurse #2
- 2012: Think Like a Man as Candace's Mom
- 2012: Operation Cupcake as Middle Aged Woman
- 2013: Max Rose as Nurse
- 2014: Think Like A Man Too as Adele
- 2015: Straight Outta Compton as Doris Jackson
- 2018: Love Jacked as Aunt Clara
- 2018: A Simple Wedding as Doris
- 2018: A Stone Cold Christmas as Andrea Kurt
- 2023: Honor Student as Ms. Carrie Mae
Television Roles
- 1974: Sanford and Son as Angel
- 1975: The Blue Knight as Maria
- 1994: In the Heat of the Night as Felicia Clark
- 1996: Savannah as Bank Official
- 1998: Mama Floras Family as Woman with Baby
- 2001-2005: Sealab 2021 as Debbie 'Black Debbie' Love (8 episodes)
- 2004: Crossing Jordan as Margaret Houston
- 2004: The Bold and the Beautiful as Make-Up Artist
- 2007: Monk as Barton's Lawyer
- 2007-2009: Lincoln Heights as Patient/Woman (2 episodes)
- 2009: Nip/Tuck as Mrs. Jennings
- 2010: Bones as Jocelyn Arrington
- 2010: Grey's Anatomy as Mrs. Rollins
- 2010: The Defenders as Judge Lowery
- 2011: Desperate Housewives as City Councilwoman
- 2012: CSI as Amelia Gross
- 2012: Awake as Dora
- 2012: Melissa & Joey as Woman Customer
- 2012: 1600 Penn as HHS Secretary
- 2013: Parenthood as Mary
- 2013: Rizzoli & Isles as Shirley Ghetts
- 2013: Scandal as Judge Eleanor Gaynes
- 2014-2015: The Fosters as Michelle (3 episodes)
- 2014-2019: Black Jesus as Ms. Tudi
- 2015: Revenge as A.D.A. Ganz
- 2016: American Crime Story
- 2016: The People v. O. J. Simpson as Barbara Cochran
- 2016: Shameless (US) as Vicki Bates
- 2018: Suits as Anna Reed
- 2018-2020: On My Block as Rose Westbrook (4 episodes)
- 2019: NCIS as Eden Penzance
- 2019: Bosch as Mrs. Johnson
- 2020: SWAT as Baker
- 2020: NCIS: Los Angeles as Ellen
- 2021: This Is Us as Older Laurel
- 2021: Station 19 as Ms. Debbie
- 2021-2024: Hacks as Robin (7 epsiodes)
- 2022: 9-1-1: Lone Star as Sylvia
- 2023-present: Not Dead Yet as Cricket
Shorts
- 2005: Bloody Hell as Public
- 2017: Smokd as Juror #3
- 2020: Raymond as Mom
- 2021: '"Della Mae'' as Rosemary
- 2021: Fifty One Fifty as Mom
Writer
- 1999: Dare To Struggle Dare To Win (also co-director)
- 2006: The Ties That Bind (short) (also director and producer)
- 2014: Bitter Inheritance (short) (also director)
Director
- 2010: The Rise And Fall Of John Tesoro (short)
Misc
- 1991: Last Breeze Of Summer (Casting Director)
- 1993: The Meteor Man (Set Production Assistant)
- 2015: The Revenant (Acting Coach)
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