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
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'', ''
Sealab 2021
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'',
''Hacks'', and ''
Not Dead Yet''. Born and raised in
Detroit
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, Michigan, Gibbs is the daughter of actress
Marla Gibbs
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.
When she was a teenager her family relocated to Los Angeles, where she graduated from
Fairfax High School.
Filmography
References
External links
Official Instagram*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
African-American actresses
Actresses from Detroit
Entertainers from Michigan
Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni
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