Janet Louise Hubert was born in Chicago, IL. She is best known for playing the sassy, witty, outgoing, protective mom on the hit TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990). Janet Hubert spent most of her childhood growing up in Momence, IL. That changed when she won a scholarship to Julliard School in New York City. After Juilliard, Janet studied all forms of dance and studied with some of the best teachers including Alvin Ailey and David Howard. She debuted on Broadway in "The First". She went on to do shows such as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Dancin'", and was a member of the original Broadway cast of "CATS", where she created the role of Tantomile, and was the understudy for Betty Buckley, singing the title role, in New York City. However, her most memorable role came in 1990 when she made her TV debut in "Fresh Prince". She has since guest-starred on numerous shows, including Gilmore Girls (2000), Friends (1994), The Bernie Mac Show (2001) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). She has also appeared on the Tyler Perry hit House of Payne (2006). Janet has been battling osteoporosis and has recently became an ambassador for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Janet will forever be known as a versatile actress, dancer and singer. She was, to many, a woman who stood her ground, much like that of her character on "Fresh Prince"--the strong-willed yet elegant, original, one and only Vivian Banks.

Filmography

• Demascus — Dr. Bonnetville
• 2024Snatched — Carolyn
• My Dad the Bounty Hunter — Empress Gurira (voice)
• 2023The Perfect Find — Monica
• Bel-Air — Iris
• 2022Fever — Grace
• 2022Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story — Aunt Duke
• 2022Single Black Female — Denise Harris
• Love Life — Donna Watkins
• Sweet Magnolias — Bev
• 2019Christmas Belles — Whitley
• King Ester — Mignon Pappion
• New Amsterdam — Dr. Palpa
• POSE — Latrice
• The Last O.G. — Miss May Miller
• 2016No Letting Go — Dr. Stacey Slater
• 2016Not Another Black Movie — Aunt Gloria
• 2013Mom — Judy
• 2004Christmas at Water's Edge — Mrs. Turner
• 200130 Years to Life — Joy's Mom
• The Bernie Mac Show — Leora
• The Job
• Gilmore Girls — Gisele Gerard
• Lawless — Esther Hayes
• Goode Behavior — Dr. Pamela Fordham
• The Faculty
• The Jamie Foxx Show — Edwina Dubois
• The Pretender — Madam Director
• 1995White Man's Burden — Dinner Guest
• Friends — Ms. McKenna
• 1994New Eden — Ashtarte
• Dave's World — Elise
• Reasonable Doubts — Mary Sims
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Vivian Banks
• A Man Called Hawk
• Coach — Karen Williams
• Tales from the Crypt — Psyche
• 21 Jump Street — Councilwoman Travers
• 1986Agent on Ice — Lola
• Hunter — Vanessa Riley

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2020The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion — Self