Gibbs didn’t slow down after The Jeffersons. She starred in 227, a hit sitcom that introduced the world to Regina King and went on to appear in countless TV shows, from Dawson’s Creek to Scandal ...

I knew a bird in the hand was better than 20 in the bush — what if this TV show didn’t last?” The Jeffersons would go on to air for 11 seasons and became one of television's longest-running ...