Angela Elayne Gibbs (born 1955)[1] is an American actress. She has acted professionally since the 1970s in films such as Cleopatra Jones, The Healers, and The Naked Cage.[2] She later went on to act in films including Drumline, Think Like A Man, and Straight Outta Compton.[3] Gibbs has also acted in television series including Black Jesus,[4] On My Block,[5] The Fosters, This is Us,[6] Sealab 2021,[7] Hacks,[8] and Not Dead Yet.[9] 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.[10]
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Annie | ||
| The Young Nurses | Michelle | |||
| 1974 | Sanford and Son | Angel | Episode "The Party Crasher" | |
| The Healers | TV Movie | |||
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Rollins | Episode "With You I'm Born Again" | ||
| The Defenders | Judge Lowery | Episode "Nevada v. Killa Diz" | ||
| 2011 | Desperate Housewives | City Councilwoman | Episode "The Art of Making Art" | |
| 2012 | Amelia Gross | Episode "Ms. Willows Regrets" | ||
| Think Like a Man | Candace's Mom | |||
| Awake | Dora | Episode "Kate Is Enough" | ||
| Melissa & Joey | Woman Costumer | Episode "The Knockout" | ||
| Operation Cupcake | Middle Aged Woman | TV Movie | ||
| 1600 Penn | HHS Secretary | Episode "Putting Out Fires" | ||
| 2013 | Parenthood | Mary | Episode "Because You're My Sister" | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Shirley Ghetts | Episode "Dance with the Devil" | ||
| 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 | |
| Straight Outta Compton | Doris Jackson | |||
| 2016 | American Crime Story | Barbara Cochran | 2 episodes | |
| Shameless | Vicki Bates | Episode "Hiraeth" | ||
| 2017 | Insecure | Episode "Hella Shook" | ||
| 2018 | Love Jacked | Aunt Clara | ||
| Suits | Anna Reed | Episode "Promises, Promises" | ||
| 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 | |
| Ellen | Episode "Murder of Crows" | |||
| 2021 | This Is Us | Older Laurel | Episode "Birth Mother" | |
| Station 19 | Ms. Debbie | Episode "Can't Feel My Face" | ||
| 2021–present | Hacks | Robin | Recurring role[11] | |
| 2022 | Sylvia | Episode "The ATS-Files" | ||
| 2023–2024 | Not Dead Yet | Cricket | Main role; 14 episodes |