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, 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.

Bern Nadette Stanis is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 20 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Good Times (1974), Girlfriends (2000), The Love Boat (1977), Sherri (2022), The Cosby Show (1984), The Wayans Bros. (1995), Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018), The Parent 'Hood (1995). The recorded credits span 1974 to 2025, including 11 movies and 9 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.