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“Good Times” Star Ja’Net DuBois Passes Away At 74

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; very sad news to report&period; The world has lost another legend&comma; as it’s just been announced that well-loved &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Good Times” actress <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;the-live-good-times-cast-has-been-announced&sol;">Ja’Net DuBois<&sol;a> has passed away at the age of 74&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to TMZ&comma; Ja’Net DuBois&comma; most famous for her role has the fan-favorite character of Willona Woods on the 70s sitcom &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Good Times&comma;” <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2020&sol;02&sol;18&sol;good-times-willona-janet-dubois-dead-dies-74&sol;">has died<&sol;a>&period; Reportedly&comma; Ja’Net was found unresponsive in her home in Glendale&comma; California&period; It was discovered that she unexpectedly died in her sleep&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B8uVH8uBhNr" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As of right now&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s unclear who discovered her body earlier this morning&period; Sources revealed that Ja’Net had not complained of any specific illnesses or ailments recently and was reported to be in good health according to those close to her&period; She was last seen publicly at a fan event in Hollywood just a few weeks ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to playing Willona on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Good Times&comma;” Ja’Net also sang the very popular theme song to the hit series &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Jeffersons&period;” Her character on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Good Times” was known for her sassy demeanor&comma; witty comebacks and for adopting her daughter Penny&comma; famously played by a young Janet Jackson&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ja’Net’s acting career started on Broadway&comma; where she was cast in a number of critically-acclaimed plays including &&num;8220&semi;Golden Boy&&num;8221&semi; with Sammy Davis Jr&period; and Louis Gossett Jr&period; and also&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A Raisin In The Sun&period;” Additionally&comma; she also won two Emmy awards for her voice-over work on the 90s animated series&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The PJs&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ja’Net is survived by her three children&period; We want to send out our thoughts and prayers to her family during this difficult time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"57320" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;good-times-star-janet-dubois-passes-away-at-74&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0ff7a3bbcb"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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