# Angela E. Gibbs

Angela Elayne Gibbs (born 1955) is an American actress. She has acted professionally since the 1970s in films such as Cleopatra Jones, The Healers, and The Naked Cage. She later went on to act in films including Drumline, Think Like A Man, and Straight Outta Compton. Gibbs has also acted in television series including Black Jesus, On My Block, The Fosters, This is Us, Sealab 2021, Hacks, and Not Dead Yet. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Gibbs is the daughter of actress Marla Gibbs. When she was a teenager her family relocated to Los Angeles, where she graduated from Fairfax High School.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Annie | |
| 1973 | The Young Nurses | Michelle | |
| 1974 | Sanford and Son | Angel | Episode "The Party Crasher" |
| 1974 | The Healers | | TV Movie |
| 1974 | 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" |
| 1996 | 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" |
| 2004 | 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" |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Rollins | Episode "With You I'm Born Again" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man | Candace's Mom | |
| 2012 | Awake | Dora | Episode "Kate Is Enough" |
| 2012 | Melissa & Joey | Woman Costumer | Episode "The Knockout" |
| 2012 | Operation Cupcake | Middle Aged Woman | TV Movie |
| 2012 | 1600 Penn | HHS Secretary | Episode "Putting Out Fires" |
| 2013 | Parenthood | Mary | Episode "Because You're My Sister" |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Shirley Ghetts | Episode "Dance with the Devil" |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Doris Jackson | |
| 2016 | American Crime Story | Barbara Cochran | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Shameless | Vicki Bates | Episode "Hiraeth" |
| 2017 | Insecure | | Episode "Hella Shook" |
| 2018 | Love Jacked | Aunt Clara | |
| 2018 | Suits | Anna Reed | Episode "Promises, Promises" |
| 2018 | 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. | Baker | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Ellen | Episode "Murder of Crows" |
| 2021 | This Is Us | Older Laurel | Episode "Birth Mother" |
| 2021 | Station 19 | Ms. Debbie | Episode "Can't Feel My Face" |
| 2021–present | Hacks | Robin | Recurring role |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Sylvia | Episode "The ATS-Files" |
| 2023–2024 | Not Dead Yet | Cricket | Main role; 14 episodes |