---
name: "Marion Ramsey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marion-ramsey"
fi1m_id: "marion-ramsey"
imdb_id: "nm0709034"
tmdb_id: 186816
wikidata_id: "Q444284"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 May 1947"
died: "7 January 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 46
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T19:59:50.385105+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Marion Ramsey

## Identity

Marion Ramsey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marion-ramsey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marion-ramsey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0709034
- **TMDB ID:** 186816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q444284
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Ramsey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444284, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/186816

Actor. Born 10 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 7 January 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 May 1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 7 January 2021
- **Active:** 1984–1987
- **Frequently works with:** [Bubba Smith](https://film.one/person/bubba-smith.md), [David Graf](https://film.one/person/david-graf.md), [Michael Winslow](https://film.one/person/michael-winslow.md), [Paul Maslansky](https://film.one/person/paul-maslansky.md), [Steve Guttenberg](https://film.one/person/steve-guttenberg.md), [Gene Quintano](https://film.one/person/gene-quintano.md), [Jerry Paris](https://film.one/person/jerry-paris.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 46, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Crime 4
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $321m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Ramsey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444284, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/186816

## Biography

Marion Ramsey was an American actress and singer. She appeared as Officer Laverne Hooks in six *Police Academy* films between 1984 and 1989, beginning with *Police Academy* (1984) and including *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985).

Ramsey began her career on stage, with Broadway roles in *Eubie!* (1978) and *Grind* (1985), and a national tour of *Hello, Dolly!*. She was a regular on the sketch series *Cos* and had guest roles in series including *The Jeffersons*, *MacGyver* and *Beverly Hills, 90210*. Later credits include the Syfy film *Lavalantula* (2015). She died in Los Angeles on 7 January 2021.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Fi1m 36, as Hooks — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), Fi1m 42, as Laverne Hooks — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Fi1m 42, as Laverne Hooks — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *Police Academy* (1984), Fi1m 62, as Laverne Hooks — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *2 Lava 2 Lantula!* (2016), as Teddie
- *Lavalantula* (2015), as Teddie
- *Wal-Bob's* (2014), as Lillian
- *Return to Babylon* (2013), as Miss Applebaum
- *Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!* (2007), series, as Harriet
- *Lord Help Us* (2007), as Doretha Jackson
- *Maniacts* (2001), as Hooker
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Woman in Audience
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Careers Counsellor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Police Academy 6: City Under Siege* (1989), as Hooks
- *Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach* (1988), as Hooks
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), as Hooks — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), as Laverne Hooks — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, Actor
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), as Laverne Hooks — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *Family Secrets* (1984), as Linda Jones
- *Police Academy* (1984), as Laverne Hooks — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)
- *Cos* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor

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