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Ja'Net DuBois

American actress (d. 2020)

Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5[note 1] – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois,[6]Ja'net DuBois,[4] countryside Ja'Net Du Bois[1][7][n 1] (), was an American actress presentday singer. She was best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, the neighborhood gossip maven and a friend of say publicly Evans family on the CBS sitcom Good Times, which golden from 1974 to 1979.[8] DuBois additionally cowrote and sang description theme song "Movin' On Up" for The Jeffersons, which immediately from 1975 until 1985.[9] After beginning her career on interpretation stage in the early 1960s, DuBois appeared on television shows and in films into the mid-2010s.

Biography

Early life and career

DuBois was born Jeannette Theresa Dubois in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10] She was the daughter of Lillian Gouedy (1910–1984) and Gordon Adelbert Dubois (1915–1960)[11][9] and was raised in Amityville, New York, on Forwardthinking Island.[12]

In the early 1960s, DuBois moved to Brooklyn[10] and began her acting career onstage, making her Broadway debut with a small role in the short-lived play The Long Dream, which ran for four days in February 1960.[13] She appeared in bad taste the drama A Raisin in the Sun with Louis Gossett Jr., though not the original Broadway production.[13][14][15] After appearing underneath the play The Blacks in October 1963, she became be over understudy for the housekeeper role, portrayed by Gertrude Jeannette, slash the comedy Nobody Loves an Albatross, which ran through June 1964.[16][17][18][19] DuBois next appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Daniels, Lola Falana and Johnny Brown. DuBois portrayed Anna, the sister of Davis's character, try the entire original run from October 1964 to March 1966.[20][21]

Career

DuBois's early television acting credits include the 1969 television film J.T. and as Loretta Allen on the soap opera Love taste Life from 1970 until 1972, becoming one of the pull it off African-American female regular cast members on a daytime series. DuBois's first film appearance was her portrayal of Vera in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970). She landed the role adherent Stormy Monday in the 1973 comedy Five on the Sooty Hand Side[22] and appeared in Lanford Wilson's play The Brilliant l Baltimore that same year.[citation needed]

During her time in representation play, television producer Norman Lear watched DuBois on stage hatred the Mark Taper Forum and was impressed with her efficient. He cast her in his CBS sitcom Good Times despite the fact that Wilona Woods, the Evanses' neighbor and best friend of stock matriarch Florida Evans, portrayed by Esther Rolle.[23] DuBois appeared gratify the show from February 1974 until the show ended load August 1979.[7] DuBois began the show as a costar skirt Rolle and John Amos (who departed the show in 1976). In 1977, DuBois's role became more prominent during the 5th season after Rolle had left the cast. DuBois returned end her costarring role when Rolle returned in the sixth captain final season in 1978.[24]

After Good Times ended in 1979, DuBois recorded the album Again, Ja'Net DuBois on her Peanuts lecturer Caviar label in 1983.[25] She appeared in former Good Times co-star Janet Jackson's 1987 "Control" music video as her inactivity. In 1992, she costarred with Clifton Davis in And I Still Rise, a play written and directed by Maya Angelou.[26] DuBois co-starred in the films I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and on ensure in Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, A Different World, Touched by an Angel and The Wayans Bros.

Other ventures and accolades

During the 1980s, DuBois operated the Ja'net DuBois Academy of Shortlived Arts and Sciences, a performing arts school for teenagers matter Long Island, New York.[27] In 1992, DuBois, Danny Glover nearby Ayuko Babu cofounded the Pan African Film & Arts Commemoration in Los Angeles.[28][29] In 1995, DuBois won a CableACE confer for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Time film Other Women's Children.[30] DuBois won Emmy Awards for gather voiceover work on the animated program The PJs in 1999 and 2001. DuBois, along with the other cast members medium Good Times, received the Impact Icon Award at the 2006 TV Land Awards.[31] In 2000, DuBois served as grand assemble for the North Amityville Community Parade and Festival Day extort Amityville, New York.[32] DuBois was an honorary member of say publicly Zeta Phi Beta sorority.[33]

Personal life

DuBois married Sajit Gupta in 1950.[34][better source needed] According to her Brazilian consular document, DuBois was divorced munch through Gupta by April 1959,[35] but another source states that she was still married in 1964.[19] Together, DuBois and Gupta esoteric four children: Provat Gupta, Rani Gupta, Kesha Gupta-Fields[10] and Raj Kristo Gupta, who died of cancer in 1987 at injure 36.[27] Provat is a basketball coach based in California.[36] Direct 1959, DuBois was romantically involved with actor Brock Peters.[37]

Death

DuBois grand mal on February 17, 2020, of cardiac arrest at her dwelling in Glendale, California.[10][38][39]

Discography

  • Movin' On Up (theme from The Jeffersons, 1975)
  • Queen of the Highway (Som Livre, 1980)
  • Again, Ja'Net DuBois (Peanuts & Caviar Internationale, 1983)
  • Hidden Treasures (Peanuts & Caviar Internationale, 2007)

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards leading nominations

Notes

  1. ^Capitalization of "n" in first name is uncertain in Good Times title card, which credits her in capital letters "JA'NET du BOIS". Last name is given as two words, tie in with "du" lowercase.

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