Helen Martin

Highest Rated: 100% The Phenix City Story (1955)

Lowest Rated: 9% Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

Birthday: Jul 23, 1909

Birthplace: Not Available

In the late '30s she worked in Chicago's WPA Theater. She moved to New York City in the early '40s, where she was a member of the Rose McClendon Players. She debuted on Broadway in 1941, portraying the sister of Bigger Thomas (Canada Lee) in Orson Welles's production of Native Son (1941). She established herself as a serious stage actress. She was one of the founders of the American Negro Theater. Over the years she landed a small handful of film roles, debuting onscreen in The Phenix City Story (1955). In the '70s she became recognizable to a large audience through her appearances on a number of sitcoms; she was a regular on Baby, I'm Back and 227, and she had guest appearances on many other shows.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
17%	I Got The Hook-Up	Grandmother	—	1998
76%	Bulworth	Nina's Mother	—	1998
No Score Yet	Master P: I'm Bout It	Actor	—	1997
33%	Kiss The Girls	Nana Cross	—	1997
No Score Yet	I'm Bout It	Actor	—	1997
31%	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood	Loc Dog's Grandma	—	1996
9%	Beverly Hills Cop III	Grandma	—	1994
27%	House Party 2	Mrs. Deevers	—	1991
67%	Doc Hollywood	Maddie	—	1991
65%	A Rage in Harlem	Mrs. Canfield	—	1991
No Score Yet	Night Angel	Sadie	—	1990
No Score Yet	A Raisin in the Sun	Mrs. Johnson	—	1989
97%	Mona Lisa	Peep Show Girl	—	1986
No Score Yet	Amos	Mrs. McKenzie	—	1985
98%	Repo Man	Mrs. Parks	—	1984
11%	Deal of the Century	Baptist #3	—	1983
85%	Hollywood Shuffle	Bobby's Grandmother	—	1982
No Score Yet	Dummy	Mrs. Harrod	—	1979
No Score Yet	A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich	Mrs. Bell	—	1978
63%	Death Wish	Alma Lee Brown	—	1974
74%	The Anderson Tapes	Actor	—	1971
No Score Yet	Cotton Comes to Harlem	Church Sister	—	1970
82%	Where's Poppa?	Job Applicant	—	1970
100%	The Phenix City Story	Helen Ward	—	1955
No Score Yet	The Lady Confesses	Screenwriter	—	1945
No Score Yet	Invisible Ghost	Screenwriter	—	1941

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Wayans Bros. 1995-1999	Mother Evans	1995
No Score Yet	Full House 1987-1995	Shirley	1989
No Score Yet	Alice 1976-1985	Actor	1983
No Score Yet	The Jeffersons 1975-1985	Alice	1983
No Score Yet	The White Shadow 1978-1981	Old woman Louisa	1981 1980
No Score Yet	Good Times 1974-1979	Wanda Neighbor	1979 1978 1977 1976 1974
No Score Yet	Starsky & Hutch 1975-1979	Actor	1977
No Score Yet	Sanford and Son 1972-1977	Millie 1st Lady Sister No. 1 Nurse	1977 1976
No Score Yet	Maude 1972-1978	Stella	1973

Quotes from Helen Martin's Characters

Grandma:

Ashtray! You little bitch ass mother fucker! Come here and give your Grandma a hug!

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Helen Martin

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

TV

Quotes from Helen Martin's Characters