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TVFactFan · 09-30-2005, 09:24 PM

The woman who played Gary's Mother to me looked like she was in her late 20's. But in this Child Abuse Commercial i just saw, she looks 73-lol I was like maybe they made her look extra old. It was no way that women was in her 40's when she guest starred on Good Times. Thoughts?

James"Thunder"Early · 09-30-2005, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

The woman who played Gary's Mother to me looked like she was in her late 20's. But in this Child Abuse Commercial i just saw, she looks 73-lol I was like maybe they made her look extra old. It was no way that women was in her 40's when she guest starred on Good Times. Thoughts?

IMDB list her birthdate as 1942. I agree she didn't look really old on Good Times.

TVFactFan · 09-30-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Leland McKenzie

IMDB list her birthdate as 1942. I agree she didn't look really old on Good Times.

On this commercial, it looked like she was bored in 1922-LOL

hch · 10-03-2005, 08:10 PM

TWO DIFFERENT ACTRESSES!

The actress that played Gary's mother in that episode is Saundra Sharp, and for those who watch Knots Landing, she was Nurse Carolee Wilson, the woman who helped to kidnap Valene Ewing's Twins in 1984-1985 season.

I think I know what Child Abuse commercial you're talking about, but that actress in that one was not Saundra Sharp but JANET MACLACHLAN, the simple lady who tried to discourage Florida for taking the bus driver test in Gary Coleman's other Good Times episode.

So, Gary's Mother is Saundra Sharp, and the lady in the Child abuse commercial is Janet MacLachlan.

TVFactFan · 10-03-2005, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hch

TWO DIFFERENT ACTRESSES!

The actress that played Gary's mother in that episode is Saundra Sharp, and for those who watch Knots Landing, she was Nurse Carolee Wilson, the woman who helped to kidnap Valene Ewing's Twins in 1984-1985 season.

I think I know what Child Abuse commercial you're talking about, but that actress in that one was not Saundra Sharp but JANET MACLACHLAN, the simple lady who tried to discourage Florida for taking the bus driver test in Gary Coleman's other Good Times episode.

So, Gary's Mother is Saundra Sharp, and the lady in the Child abuse commercial is Janet MacLachlan.

Oh ok, but I guess they favored each other wich is why I thought of Good Times when I saw the commercial.

09-30-2005, 09:24 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,059	How old did the woman who played Gary Coleman's Mother look to you? The woman who played Gary's Mother to me looked like she was in her late 20's. But in this Child Abuse Commercial i just saw, she looks 73-lol I was like maybe they made her look extra old. It was no way that women was in her 40's when she guest starred on Good Times. Thoughts?

10-03-2005, 08:10 PM	#4
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	here's a solution TWO DIFFERENT ACTRESSES! The actress that played Gary's mother in that episode is Saundra Sharp, and for those who watch Knots Landing, she was Nurse Carolee Wilson, the woman who helped to kidnap Valene Ewing's Twins in 1984-1985 season. I think I know what Child Abuse commercial you're talking about, but that actress in that one was not Saundra Sharp but JANET MACLACHLAN, the simple lady who tried to discourage Florida for taking the bus driver test in Gary Coleman's other Good Times episode. So, Gary's Mother is Saundra Sharp, and the lady in the Child abuse commercial is Janet MacLachlan.
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