Bern Nadette Stanis
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| Bern Nadette Stanis | |
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| Born | December 22, 1953 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress, |
| Religious beliefs | Christianity |
| Spouse | Terrence Redd, 1975 - ? , Kevin Fontana, 1981 - present |
Bern Nadette Stanis (born December 22, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times.
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[edit] Career
Stanis played middle child Thelma on Good Times from 1974 to 1979. After Good Times ended, she made appearances on several television shows, including The Cosby Show and What's Happening Now!! She and former co-star Jimmie Walker lent their voices to a radio commercial for AT&T. Stanis can currently be seen on a Nationwide Insurance commercial.
[edit] Girlfriends appearance
One of Stanis's most recent television appearances was on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. There she appeared as the cousin of quick-witted Maya Wilkes, played by Golden Brooks. In the episode, William Dent (Reggie Hayes) expresses a strong desire to meet Thelma from Good Times. Maya reveals that Stanis is her cousin and agrees to arrange a date. The date is held in the show's popular hangout, Skia.
Will repeatedly refers to Bern Nadette Stanis as Thelma and talks about her Good Times family as if it were real. It initially upsets her, but after she sets Will straight, they agree to go on with a normal date. After a moment of silence, both Hayes and Stanis realize that there was not much to talk about, so she starts a new conversation as Thelma.
[edit] Personal life
Stanis was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1972.
Stanis has two daughters, Dior and younger sister Brittany Rose. Stanis is married to Kevin Fontana. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Stanis's ex-husband is Terrence Redd, who is married to Kathleen Bradley, a well-known, longtime model (as well as the first African American model) on television's The Price is Right game show.
In 2006, she co-starred with Garcelle Evans in In The Eyes Of a Killer.
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