Marla Gibbs declared during her acceptance speech at the American Black Film Festival Honors in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 17, that she's "ready" to keep working, even after nearly 60 years in Hollywood!

Gibbs received the American Black Film Festival Legacy Award on Sunday, with Giancarlo Esposito, Aaron Pierre, Keke Palmer and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor also among the night’s honorees.

I’ve been so blessed.” Over the course of her decades on screen, Marla has also starred in the 1980s television series ‘227’ and films such as ‘The Visit’ and ‘Madea’s Witness Protection’. Her role as Mary Jenkins on ‘227’ ran for five seasons,

Through their art, our 2025 honorees Cynthia Erivo, Marla Gibbs, Teyana Taylor and Raamla Mohamed ensure that Black women feel represented