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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.
Something to Sing About
2000
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
Bulworth
1998
Kiss the Girls
1997
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
The Parent 'Hood
1995
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
House Party 2
1991
Doc Hollywood
1991
The Flash
1990
Night Angel
1990
A Raisin in the Sun
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Full House
1987
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Amos
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
227
1985
The Bill
1984
Repo Man
1984
The Jerk, Too
1984
Deal of the Century
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Wacko
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
Better Late Than Never
1979
Benson
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
Dummy
1979
The White Shadow
1978
Cindy
1978
Baby, I'm Back
1978
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
Roots
1977
What's Happening!!
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Jeffersons
1975
That's My Mama
1974
Death Wish
1974
Good Times
1974
Maude
1972
Sanford and Son
1972
J.T.
1971
The Phenix City Story
1955