DuBois, Ja'Net, -2020
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Name (Latin)
DuBois, Ja'Net, -2020
Other forms of name
DuBois, Ja'Net, 1938-
Du Bois, Ja'net, 1938-
Du Bois, Jennette, 1938-
DuBois, Jeannette, 1938-
DuBois, Jennette, 1938-
Dubois, Jeanette, 1938-
Date of birth
1938-08-05
Date of death
2020-02-17
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Actors
Composers
Dancers
Singers
Gender
female
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Bert Andrews collection, 195--198- [GR]:
- Directory of Blacks in the performing arts, 1978:
- Tropical thunder [SR] p2008:
- Internet Movie Database, Nov. 20, 2008
- U.S. copyright file, Nov. 20, 2008
- Ja'Net DuBois WWW site, Nov. 20, 2008
- Bio. and geneal. master index on GaleNet, Nov. 20, 2008
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Wikipedia description:
Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois (), was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, the neighborhood gossip maven and a friend of the Evans family on the CBS sitcom Good Times, which aired from 1974 to 1979. DuBois additionally cowrote and sang the theme song "Movin' On Up" for The Jeffersons, which aired from 1975 until 1985. After beginning her career on the stage in the early 1960s, DuBois appeared on television shows and in films into the mid-2010s.
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