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Helen Martin
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Helen Martin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1909-07-23,St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
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 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.

Filmography

6.4

Doc Hollywood
1991-08-02

6.546

Kiss the Girls
1997-09-29

7.2

Amos
1985-09-29

Hollywood Shuffle

6.514

Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20

The Phenix City Story

6.5

The Phenix City Story
1955-07-19

4.4

Night Angel
1990-06-02

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

5.9

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977-12-14

5.1

Wacko
1982-11-12

6.9

Death Wish
1974-07-24

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

0

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988-09-24

Deal of the Century

4.616

Deal of the Century
1983-11-04

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

7.05

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996-01-12

6.308

Bulworth
1998-05-15

8

J.T.
1971-12-24

Something to Sing About

5.8

Something to Sing About
2000-06-10

Lawman Without a Gun

9

Lawman Without a Gun
1979-05-30

7

Cindy
1978-03-24

6.6

Repo Man
1984-03-02

A Raisin in the Sun

7

A Raisin in the Sun
1989-02-01

8.8

Dummy
1979-05-27

I Got the Hook-Up

5.3

I Got the Hook-Up
1998-05-27

5.5

House Party 2
1991-10-23

4.5

The Jerk, Too
1984-01-06

Better Late Than Never

9

Better Late Than Never
1979-10-17

Beverly Hills Cop III

5.87

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994-05-24

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

0

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985-09-16

5.7

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

8

Good Times
1974-02-08

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

6.5

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

Starsky & Hutch

7.332

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

7.1

Benson
1979-09-13

6.8

The Bill
1984-10-16

The Wayans Bros.

7.236

The Wayans Bros.
1995-01-11

The Jamie Foxx Show

6.7

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996-08-28

6.9

227
1985-09-14

6.9

Maude
1972-09-12

7.3

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

The Parent 'Hood

7.1

The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18

7.5

Full House
1987-09-22

6.5

Baby, I'm Back
1978-01-30

7.3

That's My Mama
1974-09-04

The White Shadow

7.1

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

The Stockard Channing Show

7

The Stockard Channing Show
1980-03-24

7.4

The Flash
1990-09-20

7.362

Roots
1977-01-23

What's Happening!!

7.419

What's Happening!!
1976-08-05

What's Happening!!

7.419

What's Happening!!
1976-08-05

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12