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BernNadette Stanis Biography
Birth Name:
Bernadette Stanislaus
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, dancer, author
Fast Facts
- Entered Miss Black America pageants as a teen, and as Miss Brooklyn eventually won first runner-up in the Miss New York State contest
- Auditioned for role of Thelma Evans on the CBS comedy series Good Times while still in college
- Won the part and made her TV-series debut when it premiered in 1974
- In the late 1990s, appeared in a hip-hop music video for Camp Lo with former Good Times costar Jimmie Walker
- Produced several plays, including Whatever Happened to Black Love
- In 2006 released first book, Situations 101: Relationships The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Relationships
- Brittany Rose -- Daughter
- Dior Ravel -- Daughter
- Thomas Fauntleroy -- Ex-husband
- Kevin Fontana -- Husband
- Eula Stanislaus -- Mother