Ja'net DuBois

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.

Survived by her three children: two daughters, Rani, and Kesha and one son, Provant one sister Lillian one son Rai died in 1987.

She composed and sang the theme song, "Movin' On Up", for another Norman Lear series, The Jeffersons (1975).

She was best known for her role as the sexy, confident, gossipy "Willona Woods" on Good Times (1974).

Best-known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, on the classic 1970s TV series Good Times (1974), that's her voice you hear on the "Movin' on Up" theme from The Jeffersons (1975), which she also co-wrote and composed.

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).

Appeared as a centerfold in Jet Magazine's March 24, 1960 issue.

Her first assignment as a professional model was the cover of Percy Faith's 1959 "Porgy and Bess" LP.

She then appeared in a daytime serial, Love of Life (1951); she is the first African American actress to have a regular serial role.