Marcella Lowery

Marcella Lowery
Born	(1946-04-27) April 27, 1946 Queens, New York, United States
Occupation	actress
Years active	1972–present

Marcella Lowery (born April 27, 1946) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Geoffrey Owens' mother, Francine Tibideaux, on The Cosby Show, Jamal Jenkins' grandmother on Ghostwriter from 1992 to 1995, Anna Eldridge in the 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife and as Principal Karen Noble on the NBC sitcom City Guys.

Lowery was born in Queens, New York. She had a recurring role on The Cosby Show as Francine Tibideaux, the mother of Elvin Tibideaux and mother-in-law of Sondra Huxtable, as well as a brief role in What About Bob?. She was also in The Preacher's Wife and guest-starred in four episodes of Law & Order. She is most recently known for portraying Donovan McNabb's mother in Campbell's Chunky Soup commercials. Lowery has also appeared on the commercials for Colonial Penn.

She also played Maybelle in the Off-Broadway premiere of Before It Hits Home.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note
1991	What About Bob?	Betty	New Jack City
1992-1995	Ghostwriter	CeCe Jenkins	Main role
1996	The Preacher's Wife	Anna Eldridge
2008	Life on Mars	Nurse Winnie Ellwood	Episode: "Tuesday's Dead"
2009	The Unusuals	Sheila Trunk	2 episodes
2011	Suits	Dr. Shrager	Episode: "Pilot"
2017	Broad City	Betty	Episode: "Witches"
2019	Mindhunter	Lakewood Woman	Episode : Season 2, Episode 6
2021	Thunder Force	Grandma Norma

External links

• Marcella Lowery at IMDb