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EXCLUSIVE: Season 19 of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy will be introducing a new group of surgical interns, and we will get to know them — and their families. Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons) has been cast in a multi-episode guest arc as Joyce Ward, grandmother of one of the new residents, Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd), who lives…

A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. Emmy-nomination balloting has been open since Monday, but already there have been skirmishes, some small (a network name creeping illegally into the description of one of the zillion entries — heavens to Murgatroyd!) and some big (an unknown number…

Marla Gibbs will have a multi-episode arc on Station 19, ABC's upcoming Grey's Anatomy spinoff that premieres March 22 at 9 PM with a special two-hour episode. As per usual for Shondaland series, her character details are under wraps. Set in a Seattle firehouse, Station 19, from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes'…

Anna Maria Horsford (The Bold and the Beautiful) and 227 and The Jeffersons alumna Marla Gibbs are set to co-star opposite Jalen Rose in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Jalen vs. Everybody, from Nahnatchka Khan, creator/executive producer of ABC's family comedy Fresh Off the Boat, and the series' executive producer…