Janet Hubert

Janet Hubert
Born Janet Louise Hubert
January 13, 1956
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1986–2005, 2010
Spouse(s) Larry Kraft (2005–present)
James Whitten (1990–1994; divorced); 1 child
Children Elijah Isaac Whitten (born 1993)

Janet Louise Hubert (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing her role of Vivian Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1993.

Biography

Hubert was born in Chicago, Illinois. She spent her early days growing up on Chicago's South Side. At the age of nine she moved with her family to Momence, Illinois. She won a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York City but did not complete her studies.

Other

She suffers from osteoporosis and is the ambassador of the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

Career

Hubert was the original Tantomile in the first Broadway run of Cats.[1]

Hubert reportedly left The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air due to a violation of contract that resulted when she became pregnant; the pregnancy and birth of her character Vivian's child, Nicky Banks, was worked into the plot to accommodate the situation. After she was fired from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Hubert's character was played by Daphne Reid for the remainder of the show's run. According to Will Smith, the show's star, he and Hubert had difficulties working together long before her pregnancy.[2]

She was featured in a 2002 episode of Friends as Chandler's boss. In 2005 she began playing the recurring role of Lisa Williamson, mother of attorney Evangeline Williamson, on One Life to Live. Her character has made occasional appearances since then. She was featured as Michel Gerard's mother in an episode of the CW show Gilmore Girls. She has made appearances on episodes of All My Children, Friends, NYPD Blue, The Bernie Mac Show, and Tyler Perry's House of Payne, among others.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Cats". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  2. ↑ Johnson Publishing Company (30 August 1993), Jet, Johnson Publishing Company, pp. 59–, ISSN 00215996

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