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Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) 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.
Helen Martin (1909-2000) was an American actress and writer, known for her roles in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Death Wish, and Bulworth. She was also one of the founders of the American Negro Theater and appeared in several Broadway shows.
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- Monterey, California, USA
(Original airdate: 01/17/96) Helen Martin reveals what she’d do if she wasn’t an actor and talks about her love of reefer.Subscribe to watch more Team Coco v...
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Apr 4, 2000 · Helen Martin, a character actress whose career embraced the Broadway stage as well as films and television, died on March 25 at her home in Monterey, Calif. She was 90.
Mar 28, 2000 · Helen Martin, a character actress remembered as the little old lady next door in Marla Gibbs’ mid-1980s television series “227” and as Halle Berry’s matriarch “Momma Doll” in the Warren...
Helen Martin was born on July 23, 1909 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), Death Wish (1974) and Bulworth (1998). She died on March 25, 2000 in Monterey, California, USA.
Mar 25, 2000 · Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television who is perhaps most well known for her role in the sitcom 227 as Marla Gibbs' neighbor Pearl. Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Amanda Frankie (née Fox) and William Martin, a minister.
