Angela Elayne Gibbs
Birth Name:
Angela Elayne Gibbs
Birth Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession
Actress, Casting director
Fast Facts
- Won two Best Short Awards from HBO and the Pan African Film Festival for "The Ties That Bind․"
- Won two NAACP Image Awards for her plays "The Meeting" and "Checkmates․"
- Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Young Nurses" in 1973
- Was the senior writer for TBS's Trumpet Awards for nine years
- Best known for her role as Dorothy Miles in "Drumline" and as Candace's Mom in "Think Like a Man․"
- Wrote and directed the documentary "Dare to Struggle․․․Dare to Win" in 1999 and the short film "The Ties That Bind" in 2006
- Was a teacher in the Drama department at Spelman College when she lived in Atlanta