Acting
Helen Martin
Born July 23, 1909 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died March 25, 2000 · aged 90
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Martin was a Broadway character actress for many d…
Known For
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood · 1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
★ 7.01996
MovieComedyCrime
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Kiss the Girls · 1997Kiss the Girls
★ 6.51997
MovieThrillerCrime
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
J.T. · 1971J.T.
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaFamily
J. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he takes on the care of an old, one-eyed, badly injured alley cat days before Christmas and secretly nurses it back to health.
Bulworth · 1998Bulworth
★ 6.31998
MovieComedyDrama
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Beverly Hills Cop III · 1994Beverly Hills Cop III
★ 5.91994
MovieActionComedy
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
Night Angel · 1990Night Angel
★ 4.41990
MovieHorror
A legendary she-demon, in the updated guise of a beautiful model, infiltrates the offices of a successful fashion magazine with the aim of corrupting the world via mass media.
Death Wish · 1974Death Wish
★ 6.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Repo Man · 1984Repo Man
★ 6.71984
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Movies
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood · 1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
★ 7.01996
MovieComedyCrime
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Kiss the Girls · 1997Kiss the Girls
★ 6.51997
MovieThrillerCrime
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
J.T. · 1971J.T.
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaFamily
J. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he takes on the care of an old, one-eyed, badly injured alley cat days before Christmas and secretly nurses it back to health.
Bulworth · 1998Bulworth
★ 6.31998
MovieComedyDrama
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Beverly Hills Cop III · 1994Beverly Hills Cop III
★ 5.91994
MovieActionComedy
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
Night Angel · 1990Night Angel
★ 4.41990
MovieHorror
A legendary she-demon, in the updated guise of a beautiful model, infiltrates the offices of a successful fashion magazine with the aim of corrupting the world via mass media.
Death Wish · 1974Death Wish
★ 6.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Repo Man · 1984Repo Man
★ 6.71984
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Wacko · 1982Wacko
★ 5.11982
MovieComedyHorror
Thirteen years after the "Lawnmower Killer" killed her sister, high school student Mary Graves and obsessed detective Dick Harbinger are on the lookout for the killer to reappear during the annual Halloween Pumpkin Prom.
Doc Hollywood · 1991Doc Hollywood
★ 6.41991
MovieComedyRomance
After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.
Deal of the Century · 1983Deal of the Century
★ 4.71983
MovieComedyCrime
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; understanding the exact nature of how 'gifts' are used to grease the wheels of a sale, a religious conversion from one of the salesman and a romance that begins to grow between two competitors.
House Party 2 · 1991House Party 2
★ 5.51991
MovieComedyDrama
Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.
I Got the Hook-Up · 1998I Got the Hook-Up
★ 5.51998
MovieActionComedy
Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises though, when the phones develop faults. The two friends then not only have to deal with unsatisfied customers but also the FBI.
Dummy · 1979Dummy
★ 8.81979
MovieDramaTV Movie
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There · 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieFamilyTV Movie
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars from NBC’s biggest shows of the mid-1980s, blending comedy, music, and variety performances into a network showcase.
The Jerk, Too · 1984The Jerk, Too
★ 4.51984
MovieComedyTV Movie
Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.
Hollywood Shuffle · 1987Hollywood Shuffle
★ 6.51987
MovieComedy
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.
The Phenix City Story · 1955The Phenix City Story
★ 6.51955
MovieCrime
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Lawman Without a Gun · 1979Lawman Without a Gun
★ 9.01979
MovieDramaTV Movie
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
Better Late Than Never · 1979Better Late Than Never
★ 9.01979
MovieComedyDrama
Harry Landers is a feisty senior citizen who refuses to abide by the rules in a stodgy retirement home run by a dour Ms. Davis, in which Harry leads a revolt by the other goated senior citizen residents against the establishment.
Something to Sing About · 2000Something to Sing About
★ 5.82000
MovieMusicDrama
Tommy is a troubled young man with a history of crime. When he meets Memaw, an elderly lady, the two form a special bond with Memaw encouraging Charlie to sing in the local church choir, a talent he has ignored until now. While Charlie excels in church, his old friend G. Smooth remains skeptical and stays on the streets.
Cindy · 1978Cindy
★ 7.01978
MovieMusicDrama
A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.
Invisible Ghost · 1941Invisible Ghost
★ 5.31941
MovieHorrorCrime
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
A Raisin in the Sun · 1989A Raisin in the Sun
★ 7.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
TV Shows
Late Night with Conan O'Brien · 1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
★ 7.31993
SeriesComedy
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.
Full House · 1987Full House
★ 7.51987
SeriesComedyFamily
After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
The Wayans Bros. · 1995The Wayans Bros.
★ 7.21995
SeriesComedy
Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling rivalry, but frequently enjoy being each other's partner in crime.
American Playhouse · 1982American Playhouse
★ 6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
Hill Street Blues · 1981Hill Street Blues
★ 7.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
St. Elsewhere · 1982St. Elsewhere
★ 5.71982
SeriesDrama
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
Maude · 1972Maude
★ 6.91972
SeriesComedyDrama
Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.