| Janet Hubert | |
| Born | Janet Louise Hubert January 13, 1956 Chicago, IL, United States of America    |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Larry Kraft (2005–present) James Whitten (1990–199?) (divorced) 1 Child |
Janet Hubert (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing her role of Vivian Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1993.
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Biography
Janet Hubert-Whitten was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 13, 1956. She spent her early days growing up on Chicago's South Side. At the age of nine, she moved with her family to a rural Illinois town. Hubert-Whitten won a scholarship to the famed Juilliard School in New York City, but the transition from small town town to big city proved to be too much for her, and she went home for a year.
Her son Elijah Isaac Whitten was born in March 1993. Janet Hubert suffers from osteoporosis and is the ambassador of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. She currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey. She is now credited as Janet Hubert due to her divorce from James Whitten.
Career
Janet reportedly left The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air due to a violation of contract that resulted when she became pregnant; the pregnancy and birth of her character Vivian's child Nicky Banks was worked into the plot to accommodate the situation. She also was the original Tantomile in the first Broadway run of Cats[1].
After she was fired from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Janet's character was played by Daphne Reid for the remainder of the show's run. According to Will Smith, the show's star, he and Janet had difficulties working together long before her pregnancy.[2] Janet Hubert has accused Will Smith of being ruthless, destroying for all actors overshining him.
Janet was also featured in a 2002 episode of Friends as Chandler's boss. In 2005, she began playing the recurring role of Lisa Williamson, mother of attorney Evangeline Williamson on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character has made occasional appearances since then. She was also featured as Michel Gerard's mother in an episode of the CW show Gilmore Girls. On top of that, she also made an appearance in an episode of The Bernie Mac Show, playing Bernie's overbearing Mother-In-Law.
Filmography
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1993) (TV series)
- The Fourth Man (1998)
- Weaver of Hate (1998)
- Friends (2002) (TV series)
- Gilmore Girls (2002) (TV series)
- The Weakest Link (2002) (TV Moms Edition) (4th one voted off)
References
External links
- Janet Hubert-Whitten at the Internet Movie Database
- "Smith, Whitten feud over her 'Fresh Prince' exit". Jet. 1993-08-30. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n18_v84/ai_14330371.
- "Ex-Aunt Vivian Has Her Own Studio and a Little Fresh Prince". The Los Angeles Times. 1993-08-23.
- "Whitten Riled By Recent Firing From NBC-TVs 'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air'". Jet. 1993-08-09. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n15_v84/ai_13227647.
- "'Bel-Air's' Smith sued". Variety. 1993-12-15.
- Lynn Norment (August, 1996). "Will Smith". Ebony.
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