The 77-year-old resurfaced at a television event in L.A. recently, looking prestigious.
Marla was married by the age of 13 and had three children by the time she was 20.
Until 1999, Gibbs ran Marla's Memory Lane Jazz and Supper Club in South Central Los Angeles.
1. talk about making the show!!! she was GREAT!!!!
Posted at 2:35PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by nice guy
2. she looks very classy.
Posted at 2:42PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by happikitti
3. She looks great!
I just have to say that black does crack!
Posted at 2:51PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by LLS
4. I thought this was an after photo of Travis Barker, my bad,
Posted at 3:20PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Sean
5. Is that a hat that she is wearing? Holy Aunt jemima pass the pancakes
Posted at 3:35PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by FU2
6. She looks exactly the same, cuz black don't crack.
Posted at 3:35PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by GObama
7. That is such a dumb saying. Black people do get wrinkles just like white people. There are a lot of older white people that have no wrinkles either. SHe looks good but she has wrinkles around her eyes and forehead, so how people can look at that picture and say black don't crack is beyond me.
Posted at 4:24PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Firestone
8. She looks wonderful!!!, and she is 77 years old, Im sure she probably has a wig on #5, Geez
Posted at 4:26PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Sandra
9. TMZ needs to allow readers to report posts for removal. There are some really sick, twisted and ignorant people who post and they should not be allowed to post their crap online.
Posted at 4:28PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Victoria C
10. what do you mean that white people don't have wrinkles. ya'll look 40 when your 19! their whole face seems to transform of something as they get older.
Posted at 4:32PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by sexyseason
11. Victoria C, I totally agree that these people are sick (sometimes just plain mean),, and I think most of them are kids (at least I would hope adults wouldn't behave this way), but I'm a strong believer in freedom of speech, so the idiots have their say. Keep in mind that the average person like us will only shake our heads at the idiot,s and ignore their posts.
Posted at 4:34PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Wickeddoll
12. you know what they say.....black don't crack!
she looks great ;)
Posted at 5:17PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by anti fox news
13. Um Firestone, have you been living under a rock your whole life? How could you have not noticed that black people seem to age remarkably well?
Posted at 5:32PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by monkeynoodle
14. 77!!! She looks fantastic, and has brought lots of laughter in this house. A classy lady!! :) The world needs more like her.
Posted at 7:09PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Whatever
15. I salute her. She fought back from adversity (being an adolescent wife and teenaged mother) and carved a niche for herself in a cutthroat industry. Florence was a sassy maid who didn't need to hold her tongue against her annoying boss, George Jefferson.
Marla represented, and when she made money, she invested in the neighborhood of South Central.
She looks marvelous.
Posted at 8:01PM on Sep 22nd 2008 by Carolyn A-B
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