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Jeannette "Ja'net" Dubois (also billed as Ja'net Du Bois) (; born August 5, 1945) is an American actress and singer. Dubois is best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods on the 1970s sitcom ''Good Times''. She also co-wrote and sang the theme song of the sitcom, ''The Jeffersons''. ==Life and career== Dubois was born in Brooklyn, New York. She has appeared on several shows as a guest star, including a 1972 role on ''Sanford and Son'', as Fred's old flame Juanita. Her appearance in a play of Hot l Baltimore at Mark Taper Forum got her noticed by Norman Lear, and led to her being cast in ''Good Times'' and in films. Dubois was often cast as characters older than her true age; when ''Good Times'' premiered in 1974, Dubois was 28, just two years older than Jimmie Walker. The character of Willona was supposed to be close in age to that portrayed by Esther Rolle, who was 53 at the time. According to most sources, Rolle enjoyed working with Dubois, despite the age difference. After John Amos was fired from the show, with his character James Evans being killed off, Rolle disagreed with the show's new direction, and left the show herself. Her departure made Dubois the de facto star of the series, alongside Walker. In 1970, Dubois played the role of a quarrelsome laundress alongside Carrie Snodgrass in the cult classic "Diary of a Mad Housewife". She co-starred in the movie ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' and the sitcoms ''Moesha'' and ''The Steve Harvey Show''. She played the grandmother on the hit show ''The Wayans Bros.'', and appeared in the 2003 movie ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''. Among her other credits, she appeared in the 1969 made-for-TV holiday film ''J.T.''. She also appeared in former ''Good Times'' co-star Janet Jackson's "Control" music video as her mother. She also appeared in ''Love of Life'' between 1970-1972 as Loretta Allen, years prior to starring in ''Good Times''. She was the first black female regular on a daytime soap opera.〔 Dubois won an CableACE Award for her work on the TV movie ''Other Women's Children'' based on the novel by Perri Klass, and she also two Emmy Awards for her voiceover work on the animated program ''The PJs''. In 1992, she co-starred alongside Clifton Davis in a play, ''And I Still Rise'' written and directed by Maya Angelou and the artistic director was Larry Leon Hamlin. In 1996, she was one of the attendees of Adrienne Lois Brown, James Brown's wife's, funeral. Like her late mentor Esther Rolle, Dubois is a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. In 2000, in her hometown of Amityville, New York, she was honored as the grand marshal for the North Amityville Community Parade and Festival Day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ja'net Dubois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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