Marla Gibbs stole the show on ABC’s “Live in Front of Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons,” reprising her role as Florence, wisecracking maid to the Jeffersons. Gibbs earned five Emmy nominations for her original run on “The Jeffersons.”
Gibbs recently sat down with Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to discuss how it felt to walk onto “The Jeffersons” set again, working with the new cast and her memories of working with Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley.
SEEHuge Emmy surprises next for ABC’s live ‘All in the Family/ Jeffersons’?
Gold Derby: Marla Gibbs, you returned as Florence on “The Jeffersons” live special a few weeks ago. How did you and Norman Lear and everybody keep that a surprise?
Marla Gibbs: I don’t know how they did it but they did it.
Gd: Were you allowed to even tell your friends and family?...
Gibbs recently sat down with Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to discuss how it felt to walk onto “The Jeffersons” set again, working with the new cast and her memories of working with Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley.
SEEHuge Emmy surprises next for ABC’s live ‘All in the Family/ Jeffersons’?
Gold Derby: Marla Gibbs, you returned as Florence on “The Jeffersons” live special a few weeks ago. How did you and Norman Lear and everybody keep that a surprise?
Marla Gibbs: I don’t know how they did it but they did it.
Gd: Were you allowed to even tell your friends and family?...
- 7/8/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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