Ja'Net DuBois

Ja'Net DuBois
DuBois as Willona Woods on the television series Good Times, c. 1976
Born
Jeannette Theresa Dubois

August 5
New York City, U.S.
or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died(2020-02-17)February 17, 2020
Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1960–2019
Known forWillona Woods – Good Times
Ma Bell – I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Ms. Avery – The PJs
Spouse(s)Sajit Gupta
(m. 1950–?; divorced)
Children4

Janet T. DuBois (August 5[note 1] – February 17, 2020), better known as Ja'Net DuBois, was an American actress, and singer. She was best known for her role as Willona Woods in the sitcom Good Times (1974–1979). DuBois co-wrote and sang the theme song "Movin' on Up" for television series The Jeffersons. She also won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her voice work in The PJs.

DuBois was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Amityville, New York, on Long Island. She had four children.

DuBois died on February 17, 2020 in Glendale, California of cardiac arrest.[6] She also had hypertension, peripheral artery disease and kidney disease.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ DuBois' year of birth is disputed. Sources state 1938[1][2] and 1945[3][4][5] as years of birth.

References

  1. ↑ "Ja'Net Du Bois". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Windsor, Carl D. (2006). On This Day: Daily Inspiration for the History Buff, the Trivia Lover, and the Innately Curious. Howard Books. ISBN 978-1-58229-654-8.
  3. ↑ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). "DUBOIS, JA'NET (1945– )". Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-4422-4702-4. This native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
  4. ↑ LoBrutto, Vincent (2018). "Good Times". TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. Greenwood. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4408-2972-7. ...Ja'net DuBois (1945– )...
  5. ↑ Powers, Retha (2013). Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316250689.
  6. ↑ "'Good Times' Ja'Net DuBois dies; co-wrote 'Jeffersons' theme". Los Angeles: Associated Press. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Death Certificate of Ja'Net DuBois" (PDF). Los Angeles County Department of Health. March 12, 2020.

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