Marla Gibbs to Reunite with “227” Co-Star Jackée Harry on “Days of Our Lives”
Last week, legendary actress Marla Gibbs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and she is not stopping there. Gibbs will be joining the cast of Days of Our Lives and reuniting with her 227 co-star Jackée Harry on the daytime soap opera.
According to Soap Opera Digest, Gibbs has boarded DAYS as Olivia Price, the mother of new Salem troublemaker Paulina Price (Jackée Harry).
Gibbs is no stranger to television, as she has been a hit shows such as The Jeffersons as Florence the maid and 227 as housewife Mary Jenkins for several seasons.
The 90-year old actress also has previous soap opera experience, having played the role of Aunt Irma on Passions for a short time in 2004 and 2005.
Some of Gibbs’s more recent credits include Black-ish, Station 19, and Young Sheldon.
The eight-time NAACP Image Award winner shared in an interview with Huffington Post that she has no plans to retire because as long as she’s still breathing, there will always be something new she’ll want to explore.
There’s no word yet on how long she’ll be sticking around on the DAYS, but fans can look forward to her first appearance on Tuesday, August 17.
