Helen Dorothy Martin was an African 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 a Broadway actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of "Native Son" in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows including "Raisin" from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious" (and later the musical version, … Wikipedia
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