Bern Nadette 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

The Love Boat

The Cosby Show

Sherri

Girlfriends

The Wayans Bros.

Good Times

Carl Weber's The Family Business

The Parent 'Hood

All Movies (11)

• Once in a Valentine2024
• A Christmas Blessing2023 · as Grace
• CHAAW: Chapter 12023 · as Aunt Thelma
• Dreams from the Edge2021 · as Rose Lane
• Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"2019 · as Self
• No Regrets2016 · as Nina's Mother
• N-Secure2010 · as Dr. Heather
• The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 22006
• Still 'Bout It2004 · as Aunt Tee Dee
• Hidden Blessings2000 · as Jackson's lawyer
• The Therapy Sessions—

All TV Shows (10)

• The Family Business: New Orleans2025 · as Nee Nee Duncan
• Good Times2024 · as Peaches (voice)
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Carl Weber's The Family Business2018 · as Nee Nee Duncan
• Girlfriends2000 · as Self
• The Parent 'Hood1995
• The Wayans Bros.1995 · as Thelma Evans
• The Cosby Show1984 · as Carolyn Thompson
• The Love Boat1977 · as Janet Reeves
• Good Times1974 · as Thelma Evans