Ja'net DuBois

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Ja'Net DuBois was a multi-talented and diverse performer. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York and began her career on Broadway. She has appeared in various plays, including "Golden Boy" with Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr., and "A Raisin in the Sun". She moved onto TV roles, receiving a Peabody Award for a 1969 CBS children's movie J.T. (1969). She then appeared in a daytime serial, Love of Life (1951); she is the first African American actress to have a regular serial role.She was best known for her role as the sexy, confident, gossipy "Willona Woods" on Good Times (1974). She composed and sang the theme song, "Movin' On Up", for another Norman Lear series, The Jeffersons (1975). She appeared in many films, including the blaxploitation parody, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), as a tough and loving mother. She also did voice-over work, for which she received two Emmys.She co-founded the "Pan African Film & Arts Festival", which showcases global films about people of African descent and fine arts. She is a community activist whose DuBois Care Foundation's mission is to empower youth by supporting after-school programs. She was also a painter who regularly exhibited her work. She released a CD in 2008, "Hidden Treasures", which includes the well-known TV theme song, "Movin' On Up". - IMDb Mini Biography By: Unknown Source (corrections made by Rms125a@hotmail.com)

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Ja'net DuBois’s flixes, followed by Peacock compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Ja'net DuBois on average has worked on 1 movies per year from 1973 to 2016. See the full graphs of the number of Ja'net DuBois movies released per year from 1973 till 2016.

Top Genres

Ja'net DuBois works mostly in Comedy Genre followed by Drama Genre flixes. 48% of Ja'net DuBois movies are Comedy Genre movies. See Top Genres that Ja'net DuBois worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Ja'net DuBois has worked on is 6.7.

6.7 / 10

Ja'net DuBois's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Comedy
Good Times (1974)

A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.

7.4/1030 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy
The Wayans Bros. (1995)

The wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.

7.2/1030 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Animation,Comedy
The PJs (1999)

Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife Muriel in the housing project where he is the chief superintendent. The show, created by Eddie Murphy (who provides Stubbs' voice), follows the ...

6.7/1030 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy
She's Got a Plan (2016)

If you gave yourself only thirty days to make your dream come true before throwing in the towel, just how would you order your steps? That's the premise of She's Got and Plan and the 30 day...

6.1/1094 min

Available in 1 platform(s).