Helen Martin Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-06-30

Helen Dorothy Martin net worth is
$850,000

Helen Dorothy Martin Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television who was best known for her role as Weeping Wanda on the sitcom Good Times and as Pearl Shay on the sitcom 227.

Full Name	Helen Dorothy Martin
Net Worth	$850,000
Date Of Birth	July 23, 1909
Died	2000-03-25
Place Of Birth	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Occupation	Actress
Profession	Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Nicknames	Helen Martin, Martin, Helen
Star Sign	Leo

#	Fact
1	Was the inspiration for the Tyler Perry character Madea.
2	Longtime friend of Marla Gibbs.
3	Trained at the W.P.A. Theater and with the Rose McClendon Players in New York.
4	Attended Fisk University for two years.
5	In theater from the 1930s, she debuted on Broadway in 1941 in Orson Welles's production of "Native Son."
6	Became a TV personality late in her career as Marla Gibbs' nosy next-door-neighbor, "Pearl Shay", on the sitcom, 227 (1985).
7	One of the founders of the American Negro Theater.

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Something to Sing About	2000	TV Movie	Elderly Woman
At Face Value	1999	Short	Miss Ella
I Got the Hook Up	1998		Grandmother
Bulworth	1998		Momma Doll
Since You've Been Gone	1998	TV Movie	Old Lady
The Jamie Foxx Show	1998	TV Series	Mother Superior
I'm Bout It	1997	Video	Mrs. Alberta
Kiss the Girls	1997		Nana Cross
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	1996		Loc Dog's Grandma
The Wayans Bros.	1995	TV Series	Mother Evans
The Parent 'Hood	1995	TV Series	Ms. Morris
Beverly Hills Cop III	1994		Grandma
The Pitch	1993	Short	Old Woman
House Party 2	1991		Mrs. Deevers
Doc Hollywood	1991		Maddie, Welcoming Committee
A Rage in Harlem	1991		Mrs. Canfield
The Flash	1990	TV Series	Sadie Grosso
227	1985-1990	TV Series	Pearl Shay
Night Angel	1990		Sadie
Jackée	1989	TV Movie	Pearl Shay
Full House	1989	TV Series	Shirley
American Playhouse	1989	TV Series	Mrs. Johnson
Hollywood Shuffle	1987		Bobby's Grandmother
Amos	1985	TV Movie	Mrs. McKenzie
Benson	1984	TV Series	Benson's Aunt
St. Elsewhere	1984	TV Series	Elderly Lady
Whiz Kids	1984	TV Series	Doris
Repo Man	1984		Mrs. Parks
The Jerk, Too	1984	TV Movie	Grandma Johnson
Hardcastle and McCormick	1984	TV Series	Mrs. Prufrock
Deal of the Century	1983		Baptist #3
The Jeffersons	1983	TV Series	Alice
Alice	1983	TV Series	Customer
Brookside	1983	TV Series	Susi McSharry
Hill Street Blues	1981-1983	TV Series	Woman Onlooker / Neighbor
Wacko	1982		Harbinger's Mother
T.J. Hooker	1982	TV Series	Mrs. Sears
The White Shadow	1980-1981	TV Series	Louise / Old Woman
The Stockard Channing Show	1980	TV Series	Maid
Better Late Than Never	1979	TV Movie
Good Times	1974-1979	TV Series	Weeping Wanda Williams / Wanda
Dummy	1979	TV Movie	Mrs. Harrod
What's Happening!!	1976-1979	TV Series	Millie / Mrs. Lloyd
Lawman Without a Gun	1978	TV Movie	Mrs. Cartwright
Baby, I'm Back	1977-1978	TV Series	Luzelle Carter
Cindy	1978	TV Movie	Flower lady
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	1978		Mrs. Bell
Starsky and Hutch	1977	TV Series	Vivian Fellers / 'Dirty' Nellie
Insight	1977	TV Series	Bessie
Sanford and Son	1976-1977	TV Series	Millie Stevens / Nurse / Church Sister #1 / ...
Roots	1977	TV Mini-Series	Aunt Sukey
Police Woman	1976	TV Series	Aunt Bessie
That's My Mama	1975	TV Series	Laura
Maude	1973-1974	TV Series	Stella
Death Wish	1974		Alma Lee Brown
Big Daddy	1973	TV Movie
The Anderson Tapes	1971		Minor Role (uncredited)
Where's Poppa?	1970		Second Job Applicant
Cotton Comes to Harlem	1970		Church Sister
J.T.	1969	TV Movie	Mrs. Hill
The Phenix City Story	1955		Helen Ward

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Lady Confesses	1945	screenplay
Invisible Ghost	1941	screenplay / story

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
227	1985	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Scary Movie	2000	dedicatee

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	1996	TV Series	Herself
The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards	1989	TV Special	Herself
Ebony/Jet Showcase	1988	TV Series	Herself
Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	1988	TV Special	Herself