Ja'Net DuBois
Ja'Net DuBois | |
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DuBois as Willona Woods on the television series Good Times, 1976 | |
| Born | Jeannette Theresa Dubois August 5, 1932 |
| Died | February 17, 2020 Glendale, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1960–2019 |
| Known for | Willona Woods – Good Times Ma Bell – I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Ms. Avery – The PJs |
| Spouse(s) | Sajit Gupta (m. 1950–?; divorced) |
| Children | 4 |
Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois (/dʒəˈneɪ duːˈbwɑː/), 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.