-- one of the main characters on"Good Times" -- was found dead Tuesday ... TMZ has learned.
Ja'net played the Evans family's sassy neighbor Willona Woods on the classic '70s TV series. Her family tells us ... Ja'net died unexpectedly in her sleep overnight at her home in Glendale, CA. It's unclear who discovered her body Tuesday morning. We're told Ja'net hadn't complained of any specific ailments recently, and appeared to be in good health to those around her. She even attended a fan event in Hollywood a couple weeks ago.
Ja'net might be most famous for"Good Times," but she also composed and sang the theme song,"Movin' On Up," for"The Jeffersons" -- so, she should also be remembered for her voice.
RIP
Sad. Those were the days of good tv shows. Not realty tv where there’s crass instead of class. Not all but too many.
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ABC World News Tonight gave her passing about 6 seconds of coverage. I’m not exaggerating either. Smdh!
Sad. Great show. Memories
Great actress
REST IN PEACE WILLONA!
Rest in peace and God rest your soul...❤️🙏
Love feisty, bad ass Wilona! 🙏🏻💔
Noooo😢😢
RIP
😢
Man I’m getting old
Lord Jesus not Mona 😢😢😢😢
RIP Willona
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Another piece of my childhood...I still watch GoodTimes reruns to this day. Rest in peace, Queen Ja'Net Dubois.
❤
RIPJanetDuBois
RIP 🙏🏾
RIP Ja'net
Oh no...Rest in peace Angel….You were like a part of my family ..along with the other members of The 'Good Times ' cast never missed a show....JaNetDubois GoodTimes
R.I.P. Willona...❤
Half these broads got nothing on Willona. RIP
RIP. 🙏🏿
😧😧
Aww I love this show
Rest in Paradise
Dang, not Willona!
And you too Willona....👼
Say this isn’t true .. willona Rip
Oh no....Peaceful journey Willona forever Penny's Mom....😑 ❤🌹🙏🏻🌹❤
Damn Damn Damn!
Rest In Peace 🙏🏾
Got damn 2020 looking big trash
That’s not dynamite
Noooooo
one of my favorite actresses from the show.! no way! may she rest in peace.
LillianVikingDK Didn't she also sing the theme song?
withallthygettn Oh no! Loved this lady! 😢🙏🏽
Awwww 😢. She’s so beautiful. Always was ♥️♥️
TRIVIA: What season did the front door open from the right?
Im always watching the show dang it's crazy we losing legends left and right this year .
Queen Wilona taught us how girlfriends have each other's back
Rest in peace Ms. DuBois🙏🏿
🥺😭
RIP
Rip
RIP Willona!!
Damn.....
RIP Janet Dubois
Dang!!!
R.I.P. 🙏🏽
THANK. YOU. 👑🎥📺
So sad
Damn damn damn
May she Rest In Peace.
R.i.p
🙏🙏🙏
😳🥺😩😢
Devastating news! Love Ja'net DuBois. It was great seeing her 'as a special appearance' on the 'Live Remake' of Good Times. May she 'RIP'.
Nooooo. Omg
RIP🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Rest peacefully 🙏🏽❤️ to her family
RestnPeace Beautiful
🥺🥺🥺.
No one can sing the theme song like Ja’net Du Bois R.I.P. Ja’net 😢💔🙏🏽
Take it light, Wilona....RIP.
😥😢
Nooo 😩😩
Sorry to hear that, enjoyed her on role on “Good Times “
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
May God bless and keep her always
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😢😢😢😢😢 RIP
I remembered watching Good Times when I was a hatchling. We'll miss her.
Loved her singing voice and Good Times... RIP Mrs. DuBois
No not Wilona!
Wilona was my fave! RIP beautiful lady!
So very sad
Awww
My condolences to Ja’net’s family at her passing. ripjanetdubois
😭Ohhhh NOOOO‼️😫
It’s a shame that TheNormanLear didn’t have her on Good Time Live on ABCNetwork but had her as guest on set. So wrong! May she Rest In Peace! Will always remember her as Penny JanetJackson mother I’m so heart broken 💔
😭😭😭Rest in Peace 'Willona' Condolences to her entire family.
RIP Ja'net DuBois aka Willona on Good Times !! My thoughts & prayers are with you , your family & friends at this time . Thank you for the laughs & the legacy you left behind for the world to see . You are so loved & missed . I will never forget you . God bless your soul .
😞💔 RIP Ms. DuBois. You will be missed.
One the finest ebony queens to come across my TV back in the day.
RIP!
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She's moving on up.... RIP
I still watch Good Times almost every day. So sad.
My childhood “Auntie” Goodtimes
theLUXURY_tax 🥺
This is who we will always remember Ja’net Dubois.
Not Wilona!!!!?!!!! And Grams from The Wayans....
She will be missed😇😇
Awe, she was fantastic on Good Times. Praying for her family and friends 🙏
Damnnn RIP
HOW DID THIS EVEN HAPPEN?!
“Moving on up” ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a class act. I will miss her humor. wilonagoodtimes
RIPJanetDubois .looks like she is moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky.
RIP
Keep_your_lies_ 🌹
Never saw Good Times, but i remembered her as Grandma from Wayans Bros. Rip
RIP 🙏🏿 👼
Damn man. RIP 🙏🏾
Noooooooo....😭😭😭😭
enriquevbjr She looked so good/healthy weeks ago on LIVE special. So sad.
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SimplyCarla7 No way!
Rip.. 😢😢 one of my favorite shows ❤️
😑😑 A great lost
My condolences and prayers go out to her family
RIH!! 🙏🏾
JustCallMeOtis 😢😢
Nobody can doubt, that Mrs DuBois is 'old school'. But, she was only 74 years old. Which is why it pisses me off when I hear 35-45 year old celebs calling themselves old school. Because, they distort & demean the past.
Awww. Man. Sorry to hear this
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Loved Wilona. I had recently seen the episode where she turned down a marriage proposal because it was not in Penny's best interest. Good TV for the times. RIP.
Bruh....time ain't shit 🥺🥺🥺
RIP
Rip 🙏💔
Noooooooooooooo
RIP Empress! First crush she was screensaver pretty😍🙏🌹
Thoughts and prayers to the Family 🙏🏽 RIP
Rest In Peace Queen.
Why are y'all the first ones to get the news out It's not y'all job to let the public know first!
PINK1963DSW As a white kid growing up in mostly white rural Ohio, the Good Times cast were like my secret black friends. Sorry to hear the family just got a little smaller. 😢
Wow I’m in shock Ja’net was my all time favorite on good times a phenomenal actress with a fantastic out of this world voice I loved how she performed movin’ on up for the jeffersons May she rest peacefully in gods hands a true legend🙏👸🏾
In the article you feature a clip of the intro song to “The Jeffersons”. It’s NOT Ja’net Dubois singing. Can you pull it down or change the clip Sloppy
Oh no! RIP Willona! I watched good times all the time growing up. And I still watch it every now and then. Thanks for your contribution to this world. RIP!
Exactly how do you spell 'Wilona' anyways?
You were always calling for yo momma!
Oh noooo
Rest in power
RIP Wilona 😭🙏
Oh no 😭😭😭😭😭💔 I still watch this show loved her
RIP⚘
She will be missed..🙏🏽🙏🏽
RIP to this legend
Aww, I loved Willna. RIP Ja’net 🙏
DJFerg86 Man, sad news
Noooooooooooooooooo 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔
R I P 🙏
And there goes the last of my childhood. To be forgotten and streamed on YouTube by Millennials forever. RIP gorgeous lady. Mrs. Dubois.
RIP
Rip
😥
Damn damn damn!
RIP Ja'Net DuBois. You always be Willona Woods in our hearts. 😭😭😭
😭🙏🏼
I never knew she sang “Moving On Up” for The Jefferson’s. But now that I know I can definitely hear her voice 🖤
RIP Queen
ReaganGomez Nothing But Prayers
Awww, RipWillona 🙏
WOW!! Sad to hear. R.I.P. Janet thanks for the Great Memories and Thanks for the Great theme song from the Jeffersons. My Sincere Condolences to your Family.🙏
So sad 😭🙏🏾❤️
grannyman2013 My Condolences
Noooooo
Mannnn … rest in power sister ✊🏾
This black history month has been pretty trash
REST IN PEACE, QUEEN! 🙏🏾👼🏾🙏🏾
HarveyLevinTMZ stop calling black actresses sassy. JanetDubois was talented, accomplished actress and singer. Her character was smart, gorgeous & funny. She was sexy just like Kim Cattrall was on SITC. Kim wasn’t the sassy friend neither was Janet or other black actresses. RIP
NOOOOOOO!
SIP
Oh my god that is so sad 74 she looked young and in good shape God bless so she will be missed
Hmmm y'all still reporting deaths, hun?!
dantechristian Loved her. She was the flyest woman!
Oh no 😞
Omg this is soooo heartbreaking. Her voice and talent will be missed. She was like all kinds of entertainment in ANY role giving to her. PHENOMENAL woman and actress Rip Ja'net DuBois 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Damn. I grew up with her on Good Times and The Wayans Bros. May she RIP.
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