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JA'NET DUBOIS PASS ON AT 74

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Ja'Net DuBois, an actress who left her stamp on television playing beloved neighbor Willona Woods on "Good Times" and the voice behind the theme song to "The Jeffersons," has died, according to Kesha Fields, DuBois' youngest daughter. She was 74. DuBois died peacefully in her sleep Monday at her home in Glendale, California, Fields said. Her death was unexpected as she had no underlying health issues, her daughter added. DuBois had a career that began in the late '60s, but she became one of classic television's most beloved figures thanks to her role on "Good Times," a spinoff following characters from the TV show "Maude." The series, from Norman Lear, Eric Monte and Mike Evans, ran for six seasons from 1974-1979. BernNadette Stanis, Ben Powers, Jimmie Walker, Ralph Carter, Ja'Net DuBois and Janet Jackson in "Good Times." "If you got a chance to know her and lived through the words of her song or