227: Author, Author
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Tuesday, November 11 on WPIX Antenna TV (11.2)
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Author, Author
Season 2, Episode 9
Sandra's novel based on the residents of 227 may ruin Mary's chance to become president of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
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1986
English
HD Level Unknown
Comedy
Sitcom
Family
Cast & Crew
Marla Gibbs
(Actor)
.. Mary Jenkins
Jackee Harry
(Actor)
.. Sandra
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Did You Know..
Marla Gibbs
(Actor)
.. Mary Jenkins
Born:
June 14, 1931
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Trivia:
Was employed by a major airline when she was cast on The Jeffersons; continued working for the airline during her first few seasons on the show. Is also a singer; released an album, It's Never Too Late, in 2006. Reunited with actress Regina King, who played her daughter on the 1980s sitcom 227, in a 2012 episode of Southland.
Jackee Harry
(Actor)
.. Sandra
Born:
August 14, 1957
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Trivia:
Family moved to New York City's Harlem when she was 9. At 14, she landed the role of the King in an all-girls production of The King and I. Taught American History at Brooklyn Technical High School for two years. In 1987, became the first African-American to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Filmed a pilot for her own series, Jackee, following her success on 227; the pilot was never picked up, but aired as an episode of 227. In a 2013 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories, she claims that when she was a child, the spirit of her late uncle saved her from an attack by a home invader.
