Helen Martin
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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 |
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17% | I Got The Hook-Up |
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— | 1998 |
76% | Bulworth |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Master P: I'm Bout It |
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— | 1997 |
33% | Kiss The Girls |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | I'm Bout It |
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— | 1997 |
31% | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood |
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— | 1996 |
9% | Beverly Hills Cop III |
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— | 1994 |
27% | House Party 2 |
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— | 1991 |
67% | Doc Hollywood |
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— | 1991 |
65% | A Rage in Harlem |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Night Angel |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | A Raisin in the Sun |
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— | 1989 |
97% | Mona Lisa |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Amos |
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— | 1985 |
98% | Repo Man |
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— | 1984 |
11% | Deal of the Century |
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— | 1983 |
85% | Hollywood Shuffle |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Dummy |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich |
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— | 1978 |
63% | Death Wish |
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— | 1974 |
74% | The Anderson Tapes |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | Cotton Comes to Harlem |
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— | 1970 |
82% | Where's Poppa? |
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— | 1970 |
100% | The Phenix City Story |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | The Lady Confesses |
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— | 1945 |
No Score Yet | Invisible Ghost |
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— | 1941 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
The Wayans Bros.
1995-1999
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No Score Yet |
Full House
1987-1995
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No Score Yet |
Alice
1976-1985
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No Score Yet |
The Jeffersons
1975-1985
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No Score Yet |
The White Shadow
1978-1981
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No Score Yet |
Good Times
1974-1979
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No Score Yet |
Starsky & Hutch
1975-1979
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No Score Yet |
Sanford and Son
1972-1977
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No Score Yet |
Maude
1972-1978
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Quotes from Helen Martin's Characters
Grandma: | Ashtray! You little bitch ass mother fucker! Come here and give your Grandma a hug! |