SANTA MONICA, CA – MARCH 19: (L-R) Johnny Carter, Actress BernNadette Stanis, Actor Jimmie Walker, Actor John Amos, and Ja’net Dubois accept the Impact Award for “Good Times” onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Dubois acted in films such as I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Tropic Thunder, and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.However, her career as an actress began on Broadway, and she appeared in a myriad of plays, including Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr. as well as the famed A Raisin In The Sun. Dubois also did voice-over work for The PJs, which she won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1999 and 2001.

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• 5th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 31: Actress Ja'net Dubois attends the Fifth Annual Africian American Film Critics Association Awards at the Taglyan Cultural Complex on January 31, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Premiere Of Screen Gems’ “Think Like A Man” – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Actress Ja'net Dubois attends the Premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like A Man" at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Premiere Of Screen Gems’ “Think Like A Man” – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Actress Ja'net Dubois attends the Premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like A Man" at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
• Premiere Of Screen Gems’ “Think Like A Man” – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Actress Ja'net Dubois attends the Premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like A Man" at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Premiere Of Screen Gems “This Christmas” – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Ja'net Du Bois attends the premiere of Screen Gems "This Christmas" at the Cinerama Dome on November 12, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

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  HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Ja'net Du Bois attends the premiere of Screen Gems "This Christmas" at the Cinerama Dome on November 12, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
• Distinctive Assets At The 2006 TV Land Awards

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  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: Actress Ja'net Dubois poses at the Bodega display at Distinctive Assets At The 2006 TV Land Awards gifting lounge at Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images for Distinctive Assets)

• Distinctive Assets At The 2006 TV Land Awards

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  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: Actress Ja'Net Dubois (C) is seen at the Alert Tech Enterprises, Inc. TrafficGauge display at Distinctive Assets At The 2006 TV Land Awards gifting lounge at Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images for Distinctive Assets)

• 2006 TV Land Awards – Show

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  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: (L-R) Johnny Carter, Actress BernNadette Stanis, Actor Jimmie Walker, Actor John Amos, and Ja'net Dubois accept the Impact Award for "Good Times" onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
• 2006 TV Land Awards – Arrivals

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  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: Actress Ja'net Dubois arrives at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

• 14th Annual Pan African Film Fest Opening Night Gala

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  LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 9: Actress Ja'net Dubois arrives at the 14th Annual Pan African Film Fest Opening Night Gala, February 9, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)

• The First-Ever BET Comedy Awards

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  PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: Actress Ja'net DuBois arrives to the "First-Ever" BET Comedy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium September 28, 2004 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
• The First-Ever BET Comedy Awards

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  PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: Actress Ja'net DuBois arrives to the "First-Ever" BET Comedy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium September 28, 2004 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

• 2006 TV Land Awards – Show

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  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: (L-R) Johnny Carter, Actress BernNadette Stanis, Actor Jimmie Walker, Actor John Amos, and Ja'net Dubois accept the Impact Award for "Good Times" onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)