Bern Nadette Stanis

Bern Nadette Stanis was one of the African-American actresses who have paved the way for many others in the industry. One of five children, Stanis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. As a teen, Stanis entered Miss Black America pageants and went on to become Miss Brooklyn, a title with which she became first runner-up in the Miss New York state pageant. The actress and author are best known for her role as Thelma Ann Evans-Anderson on the CBS sitcom Good Times. The sitcom rand for five years, from 1974 to 1979, which made a great launch to her career.

Other than that, much of her investments have also come from books she has written. A total of four books were released by the actress, entitled Situations 101: Relationships, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; For Men Only; Situations 101: Finances; and The Last Night. The books written by the actress were well recognized and carried with them very good insights about life.