Bern Nadette Stanis is a US-based actress who is also known with different names like BernNadetteStanis, Bernadette Stanis, and Bern Nadette. Besides being an actress she is also an author, while she is best known for her character Thelma Evans in one of her films. Besides doing several films, TV shows, and music videos, she has also written a couple of books. These include Situations 101: Relationships, The Last Night, The Bad & The Ugly to name a few. 

Early Life 

BernnadetteStanis was born on December 22, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York. She has four siblings with her parents, while her grandparents belonged to Carriacou, which is a place in the Grenadine Islands. She completed her schooling at Juilliard School and later headed to complete her graduation from New York. When she reached her teens, she started participating in beauty contests including Miss Black America Pageants, and later even bagged the title Miss Brooklyn and soon was able to bag the first runner up in the state-level pageants like Miss New York. 

Talking about her personal life, she has been married for times. She did her first marriage for a High School friend and beau – Thomas Fauntleroy in 1974, however, the marriage lasted till 78. Later she got married to Darnell Johnson at a Brooklyn Nightclub in 1979. Her third marriage was with Terrence Redd who was a mechanical engineer. The couple also had a daughter Dior but she got divorced. The last and fourth marriage was with her hubby Kevin Fontana and their marriage seems to be going on. 

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Career Beginning 

BernnadetteStanis started her acting venture with plays in her school and soon got one character called Thelma Ann Evans on CBS Sitcom called “Good Times” that was seen doing in 1974. She continued with this show till 1979. Once she ended working in this series, she got the chance to play in the show called Cosby Show and later in another called What’s Happening Now!!.

She was seen working in both TV and Films, while started with the former. She bagged the role of Thelma Ann Evans–Anderson in the TV show Good Times which started in 1974 and it continued to go on till 1979. Since then there has been no looking back for the actress. These include The Love Boat, The Good News, The Wayans Bros, and The Parent ‘Hood to name a few. 

She also did several movies, getting her debut with the film called Hidden Blessings, while the others include Land of the Free? Still ‘Bout It, The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2, Caution! Heartache Ahead, In the Midnight Hours, N-Secure, and 36 Hour Layover to name a few. While she keeps on getting the movies and some of her recent ones include 

Girlfriends, Black Jesus and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Good Times. She was also seen in a Music video called Car Hoppers were seen as a singer or rapper. 

Net Worth 

The US-based actress has a net worth of 14 Million USD.