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.
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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. 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.
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