BERN NANETTE STANIS – 68 YEARS OLD

Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress and author most remembered for her credit role as Thelma Ann Evans-Anderson on the hit sitcom Good Times. This CBS sitcom aired from 1975 until 1979. After the sitcom, Stanis appeared in one episode of the famous TV series, The Love Boat and The Cosby Show. It took some time for her to get a movie project to her name, but how she portrayed her characters’ role made a mark on many. Stanis is also the author of four published books: Situations 101: Relationships, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; For Men Only; Situations 101: Finances; and The Last Night. With her achievements in the industry, she sure is one of the few people in the business who remain intentionally strong-willed as with a purpose.

Her first marriage was with her high school sweetheart Thomas Fauntleroy. They were together for four years. She then moved on to a nightclub owner Darnell Johnson. She then married a mechanical engineer Terrence Redd. She was born in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn, New York. Her grandparents hailed from Grenadine Islands. Stanis was a student at Erasmus Hall High School and was admitted to the Juilliard School. As a teenager, she joined Miss Black America pageants and was then crowned as Miss Brooklyn.