Bern Nadette Stanis
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1953-12-22 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- BernNadette Stanis · Bernadette Stanis · Bernnadette Stanis
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
TV Shows (10)
The Love Boat
1977
as Janet Reeves
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Cosby Show
1984
as Carolyn Thompson
Girlfriends
2000
as Self
Good Times
1974
as Thelma Evans
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Thelma Evans
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018
as Nee Nee Duncan
Good Times
2024
as Peaches (voice)
The Family Business: New Orleans
2025
as Nee Nee Duncan
Movies (11)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Self
N-Secure
2010
as Dr. Heather
No Regrets
2016
as Nina's Mother
Dreams from the Edge
2021
as Rose Lane
Hidden Blessings
2000
as Jackson's lawyer
Still 'Bout It
2004
as Aunt Tee Dee
Once in a Valentine
2024
The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2
2006
The Therapy Sessions
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023
as Aunt Thelma
A Christmas Blessing
2023
as Grace
About Bern Nadette Stanis
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,… With 21 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Bern Nadette Stanis has appeared in 11 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bern Nadette Stanis Movies
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) — as Self
- N-Secure (2010) — as Dr. Heather
- No Regrets (2016) — as Nina's Mother
- Dreams from the Edge (2021) — as Rose Lane
- Hidden Blessings (2000) — as Jackson's lawyer
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