Ja'net Dubois
| Ja'net Dubois | |
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Dubois as Willona Woods with her boyfriend (played by J.A. Preston) on Good Times (1975)
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| Born |
Jeannette Dubois August 5, 1945 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Known for | Willona Woods (Good Times) |
| Children | 3 |
Jeannette "Ja'net" Dubois (/dʒɑːnˈeɪ djbwˈɑː/; born August 5, 1945) is an American actress and singer. Dubois is best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods on the CBS sitcom Good Times which originally aired from 1974 to 1979. She also co–wrote and sang the theme song of the sitcom, The Jeffersons (1975–85).
Jeannette Dubois was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her early acting credits include the 1969 TV movie J.T. and the long-running television soap opera Love of Life. In 1970, Dubois appeared as Vera in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife.
Norman Lear saw Dubois in a play at the Mark Taper Forum, which led to her being cast in Good Times.
She appeared in former Good Times co-star Janet Jackson's 1987 "Control" music video as her mother. In 1992, she co-starred alongside Clifton Davis in And I Still Rise, a play written and directed by Maya Angelou. Dubois won an CableACE Award for her work on the TV movie, Other Women's Children, based on the novel by Perri Klass, and she also two Emmy Awards for her voiceover work on the animated program The PJs (1999). She co-starred in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and on television in Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, A Different World, and The Wayans Bros..
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