During the final two seasons, singer Janet Jackson portrayed Penny who was adopted by Willona.
In 1992 the actress starred in a play with Clifton Davis entitled Still I Rise, which was based on Maya Angelou’s popular poem.Īs Willona Woods, Dubois was th best friend of Florida Evans and carried the show when the stars John Amos and Esther Rolle left the show. In 1987 she portrayed Janet Jackson’s mother in the video for the song Control. She had a role on the long-running CBS sitcom "Love of Life." If you thought the voice singing the theme song for the television sitcom The Jeffersons sounded familiar, it's because the versatile Ja'net Dubois co-wrote and also sang Movin on Up. The actress was also on episodes of the television shows, "Sanford and Son", "The PJ's", "A Different World", "ER", "The Facts of Life", "Moesha", 'The Steve Harvey Show", and "The Wayans Brothers".ĭubois was a former model who got her start on Broadway and even worked alongside famous entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
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She had roles in the movies, "I’m Gonna Get You Sucka" and "Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle". DuBois is best known for her role as Willona Woods, the neighbor of the Evans family on "Good Times" from 1974 through 1979. It is believed the 74 year old actress died in her sleep the previous night. Jeanette DuBois, known by her stage name of Ja’net Dubois was found dead in her California home on Tuesday, February 18.
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