Her daughter, Angela, was going to work with John Forsythe.
Her father, Douglas Bradley, passed away in 1947.
Her favorite scene on "The Jeffersons" (1975) was the Aunt Jemima episode where Billy Dee Williams's character finds her character and comes back.
Her jazz club closed in 1997.
Her mother, Ophelia Kemp, died in 1967.
Her older sister, Susie Garrett, died in 2002. Her great niece Cherie Johnson co-starred with Garrett in the popular 1980s sitcom, "Punky Brewster" (1984).
Her parents got divorced when she was only 4.
Her parents, Douglas Bradley was a mechanic and Ophelia Kemp worked at a grocery store, before working in a restaurant and later on, a minister.
High school classmate of Sam Cooke.
Honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Is a best friend of the late Alaina Reed-Hall, who co-starred on "227" (1985) with her.
Is a close friend of Larry Manetti, who was also raised in Chicago like her, who in turn also had lunch with her best friend, Roger E. Mosley. Both Manetti and Mosley co-starred on the popular 1980s drama, "Magnum, P.I." (1980).
Is a Democrat.
Is good/best friends with: Della Reese, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Roger E. Mosley, Billy Dee Williams, Sherman Hemsley and Hal Williams.
Like her best friend Della Reese, Gibbs is also a born-again Christian.
Long before she was a successful actress, she used to work at a garment company.
Married at age 13, she had three children by the time she was 20.
Mary Jenkins, her character from "227" (1985), was based on her Florence Johnston character from "The Jeffersons" (1975).
Mother of Angela Gibbs.