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Helen Martin

Acting

Born July 23, 1909 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died March 25, 2000

Biography

Helen Dorothy Martin was an American actress of stage and television. Martin's career spanned over 60 years, appearing first on stage and later in film and television. Martin is best known for her roles as Wanda Williams on the CBS sitcom Good Times (1974–1979) and as Pearl Shay on the NBC sitcom 227 (1985–1990).

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Filmography36 titles

Good Times

1974

Hill Street Blues

1981

Full House

1987as Shirley

Sanford and Son

1972

The Flash

1990as Sadie Grosso

Roots

1977as Aunt Sukey

What's Happening!!

1976as Millie

The Parent 'Hood

1995

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Vivian Fellers

The Jeffersons

1975

The Wayans Bros.

1995as Mother Evans

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996as Loc Dog's Grandma

Benson

1979

The White Shadow

1978as Old Woman

That's My Mama

1974

Death Wish

1974as Alma Lee Brown

Maude

1972

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996as Mother Superior

227

1985as Pearl Shay

The Bill

1984

Repo Man

1984as Mrs. Parks

Kiss the Girls

1997as Nana Cross

Hollywood Shuffle

1987as Bobby's Grandmother

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

T. J. Hooker

1982as Mrs. Sears

The Phenix City Story

1955as Helen Ward

Doc Hollywood

1991as Maddie, Welcoming Committee

Bulworth

1998as Momma Doll

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994as Grandma

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977as Mrs. Bell

St. Elsewhere

1982as Elderly Lady

I Got the Hook-Up

1998as Grandmother

House Party 2

1991as Mrs. Deevers

Invisible Ghost

1941Screenplay, Story

Deal of the Century

1983as Baptist #3

The Lady Confesses

1945Screenplay