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Helen Martin
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Born
July 23
,
1909
·
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
March 25
,
2000
·
Monterey, California, USA
(heart attack)
Birth name
Helen Dorothy Martin
Mini Bio
Helen Martin was born on July 23, 1909 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
,
Death Wish (1974)
and
Bulworth (1998)
. She died on March 25, 2000 in Monterey, California, USA.
Trivia
One of the founders of the American Negro Theater.
In theater from the 1930s, she debuted on Broadway in 1941 in
Orson Welles
's production of "Native Son."
Became a TV personality late in her career as
Marla Gibbs
' nosy next-door-neighbor, "Pearl Shay", on the sitcom,
227 (1985)
.
Friends with
Redd Foxx
.
Longtime friend of
Marla Gibbs
.
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