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Bern Nadette Stanis
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
BernNadette Stanis is best known as Thelma from Good Times (1974), but there's much more to her than that. In the 1970s she was the personification of black beauty. As sophisticat…
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BernNadette Stanis is best known as Thelma from Good Times (1974), but there's much more to her than that. In the 1970s she was the personification of black beauty. As sophisticated and graceful as she was, she still became TV's first black sex symbol or "It" girl. Thelma/BernNadette and the Evans family also proved many stereotypes wrong about the ghetto and the young black girl, such as that all black girls and black families in the ghetto had no hopes, dreams, or class. Thelma showed that a "ghetto girl" had hopes and dreams, intelligence, respect, dignity and grace, and it wasn't just acting--BernNadette was that naturally. She introduced a new definitive image of the young black girl and woman.
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2025
The Family Business: New Orleans
TV show Nee Nee Duncan
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2024
Once in a Valentine
Movie
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2024
Good Times
TV show Peaches (voice)
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2023
A Christmas Blessing
Movie Grace
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2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Movie Aunt Thelma
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2021
Dreams from the Edge
Movie Rose Lane
- 2019
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2018
Carl Weber's The Family Business
TV show Nee Nee Duncan
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2016
No Regrets
Movie Nina's Mother
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2010
N-Secure
Movie Dr. Heather
- 2006
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2004
Still 'Bout It
Movie Aunt Tee Dee
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2000
Girlfriends
TV show Self
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2000
Hidden Blessings
Movie Jackson's lawyer
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1995
The Parent 'Hood
TV show
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1995
The Wayans Bros.
TV show Thelma Evans
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Carolyn Thompson
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Janet Reeves
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1974
Good Times
TV show Thelma Evans
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The Therapy Sessions
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