She appeared in former Good Times co-star Janet Jackson's 1987 " Control" music video as her mother. Īfter Good Times ended in 1979, DuBois recorded the album Again, Ja'Net DuBois on her Peanuts and Caviar label in 1983. DuBois returned to her costarring role when Rolle returned in the sixth and final season in 1978. In 1977, DuBois's role became more prominent during the fifth season after Rolle had left the cast. DuBois began the show as a costar alongside Rolle and John Amos (who departed the show in 1976). DuBois appeared in the show from February 1974 until the show ended in August 1979. He cast her in his CBS sitcom Good Times as Wilona Woods, the Evanses' neighbor and best friend of family matriarch Florida Evans, portrayed by Esther Rolle. ĭuring her time in the play, television producer Norman Lear watched DuBois on stage at the Mark Taper Forum and was impressed with her performance. She landed the role of Stormy Monday in the 1973 comedy Five on the Black Hand Side and appeared in Lanford Wilson's play The Hot l Baltimore that same year. DuBois's first film appearance was her portrayal of Vera in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970). and as Loretta Allen on the soap opera Love of Life from 1970 until 1972, becoming one of the first African–American female regular cast members on a daytime series. Career ĭuBois's early television acting credits include the 1969 television movie J.T. DuBois portrayed Anna, the sister of Davis's character, through the entire original run from October 1964 to March 1966. DuBois next appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Daniels, Lola Falana and Johnny Brown. After appearing in the play The Blacks in October 1963, she became an understudy for the housekeeper role, portrayed by Gertrude Jeannette, in the comedy Nobody Loves an Albatross, which ran through June 1964. She appeared in the drama A Raisin in the Sun with Louis Gossett Jr., though not the original Broadway production. ĭuBois began her acting career onstage during the early 1960s, making her Broadway debut with a small role in the short-lived play The Long Dream, which ran for four days in February 1960. She was the daughter of Lillian Gouedy (1910–1984) and Gordon Adelbert Dubois (1915–1960) and was raised in Amityville, New York, on Long Island. After beginning her career on the stage in the early 1960s, DuBois appeared on television shows and in films into the mid-2010s.īiography Early life and career ĭuBois was born Jeannette Theresa Dubois in either Brooklyn, New York City, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DuBois additionally cowrote and sang the theme song "Movin' on Up" for The Jeffersons, which aired from 1975 until 1985. 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. Gerardo is in pre-production for his directorial debut.Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 – Febru ), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois ( / dʒ ɑː ˈ n eɪ d uː ˈ b w ɑː/), was an American actress and singer. 3(In Theatres May 5th 2023) & The Suicide Squad by director James Gunn, Root Letter, Adam The First and Ghoster. Among recent feature films he's starred in include Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. In 2021 he landed his first recurring role in Paramount's TV drama Long Slow Exhale. He has appeared in many television shows such as Chicago Fire, Better Call Saul, Cobra Kai and The Vampire Diaries. Over the last 18 years he consistently books film and television roles, national and regional commercials, spokeperson, print and voiceover for video games and anime. He continues to return and train in RADA's short course program. In the Fall of 2019, he was accepted and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he trained with Brigit Panet, Andrew Tidmarsh and Salvatore Sorce. He had another great mentor, the late Marta Dubois in Los Angeles. He attributes his success to being bilingual, consistent training, persistence, patience and dedication. In 2004 he joined acting group Class Act Dallas, he trained there weekly for 16 years under the tutelage of his late mentor Daniel Foster. He later attended the University of North Texas studying Radio-TV-Film, subsequently giving up his musical aspirations as a young adult and began his acting career at the age of 29 jumping right into theatre at Teatro Dallas working with his first mentor and friend Cora Cardona. After the group broke up, he later went solo as Master G. In his late teens he applied his music background and formed a rap group called Latin Royalty that performed in and around the Dallas scene. He's 1st generation, the oldest of five children and the first of his family to become an actor in the United States. Gerardo Davila was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and grew up in Garland, TX.
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