Bern Nadette Stanis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1953 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Therapy Sessions
Movie
The Family Business: New Orleans
TV · as Nee Nee Duncan · 8 eps
Once in a Valentine
Movie
Good Times
TV · as Peaches (voice) · 2 eps
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Movie · as Aunt Thelma
A Christmas Blessing
Movie · as Grace
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dreams from the Edge
Movie · as Rose Lane
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie · as Self
Carl Weber's The Family Business
TV · as Nee Nee Duncan · 12 eps
No Regrets
Movie · as Nina's Mother
N-Secure
Movie · as Dr. Heather
The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2
Movie
Still 'Bout It
Movie · as Aunt Tee Dee
Hidden Blessings
Movie · as Jackson's lawyer
Girlfriends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wayans Bros.
TV · as Thelma Evans · 1 ep
The Parent 'Hood
TV · 1 ep
The Cosby Show
TV · as Carolyn Thompson · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Janet Reeves · 1 ep
Good Times
TV · as Thelma Evans · 133 eps