Ja'net DuBois was was an American actress, singer, and instructor. Her career spanned several decades, from the 60's to 2019. Born Jeannette Theresa Dubois in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to mother Lillian Gouedy father and Gordon Adelbert Dubois, her career began in the early 1960s when she moved to Brooklyn, NY. There, her acting career began with a Broadway debut in the play "The Long Dream". In the late 60's she began acting on television, with film following in 1970. During the 80s, in addition to acting, DuBois ran the Ja'net DuBois Academy of Theater Arts and Sciences, a performing arts school for teenagers on Long Island, New York. From 1950-1959, she was married to Sajit Gupta with whom she had four children -- Provat, Rani, Kesha, and Raj. Ms. DuBois died on February 17, 2020, of cardiac arrest at her residence in Glendale, California.

Filmography

• 2016She's Got a Plan — Betty Angelo
• G.I. Joe: Renegades — Grandma Hinton (voice)
• Random! Cartoons — Mom (voice)
• 2004The Wedding Frame — Mrs. Patterson (voice)
• 2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle — Momma Bosley
• 2003Far From Home — Mrs. Patterson (voice)
• Crossing Jordan — Mrs. Jones
• One on One — Queen Esther
• As Told by Ginger — Mrs. Patterson (voice)
• 2000Waterproof — Viola Battle
• 1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotel — Lefty
• The PJs — Mrs. Avery (voice)
• 1998Best Friends for Life — Katie Pegues
• 1998Hard Time — Lefty
• 1996Don't Look Back — Mrs. Lawson
• Everybody Loves Raymond — Dottie
• Moesha — Mrs. Moss
• The Steve Harvey Show — Delores
• 1995Magic Island — Lucretia
• Sister, Sister — Mom O' Danielle
• Touched by an Angel — Esther Hamilton
• 1993Other Women's Children — Roberta
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Dorothy Cooper
• Martin — Ja'net DuBois
• The Golden Palace — Louise Wilson
• Home Improvement — Judith Potter, Carol
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Arlene
• Dream On — June
• 1990Hammer, Slammer, & Slade — Joanne Wilson
• 1990Heart Condition — Mrs. Stone
• New Attitude — Irma
• 1990Penny Ante: The Motion Picture — Aunt
• 1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka — Ma Bell
• A Different World — Brenda Hanes
• 1987Kids Like These — Mrs. Page
• 1986Stranded — Bettina
• Crazy like a Fox — Idee
• 1981Hellinger's Law — Dottie Singer
• The Sophisticated Gents — Onetha Wiggins
• Roots: The Next Generations — Sally Harvey
• 1977A Piece of the Action — Nellie Bond
• The Love Boat — Evelyn Hopkins
• Good Times — Wilona Woods
• 1973Five on the Black Hand Side — Stormy Monday
• Kojak — Paula Thomas
• 1973The Blue Knight — Celia Louisa
• The Blue Knight — Celia Louisa
• 1971J.T. — Rodeen Gamble
• 1970Diary of a Mad Housewife — Vera
• 1966A Man Called Adam — Martha

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" — Self
• 1981Good Evening, Captain — Self