Bern Nadette Stanis Reflects on Evolution of Thelma | Good Times 50: Still Golden

[@raymondwoodard6779]

She's 70 years old. That is one great looking 70. Beautiful woman with a beautiful spirit.

[@beatricewoods8377]

Good times brought her.mansion

[@rashawnda-professor2999]

Happy 2024 She sure is. I met her in 2009 and she's very down to earth and professional.

[@HardCold-Alquan]

Yeah, it is a shame that she looks this good.

[@jaeeluv]

💯‼️✨️

[@Riogi]

I agree. She is as beautiful as always.

[@scorpionphoenix7353]

Still just as beautiful as ever. 💕

[@scorpionphoenix7353]

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc You just had to add your little 2 cents, huh ? So what she's a Senior Citizen ! SHE IS GORGEOUS ! Good grief. The misery lurking around on Social Media is annoying AF. 🙄

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

@@scorpionphoenix7353 There's nothing wrong in being a senior citizen!!!

[@scorpionphoenix7353]

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc You didn't need to mention her being a senior citizen in the first place ! Especially in MY replies. We all know she's of a certain age ! Really you could've just kept on scrolling and posted your own comment. Ugh !🤬

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

@@scorpionphoenix7353 This is so ial media. I am entitled to my own opinions just like you. You people act like being a senior citizen is a kiss of death.

[@scorpionphoenix7353]

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc Yes you certainly are entitled to your own opinion. But you missed my point. Why not just keep on scrolling along and post YOUR OWN COMMENT ABOUT HER BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN ??? You didn't have to pop up in my replies. I see you're not understanding what I'm trying to say so let's just end this. Goodnight. 🤦🏾‍♀

[@BattlefieldTampaTV5]

She makes the age of 70 look like 50 😊

[@tinytt854]

I'm 54. I must look 30ish😂

[@blondie7389]

Don’t she, just flawless 💪🏾

[@bodybldrmarcus]

Bern Nadette has been fine her ENTIRE life; it's so hard to believe she is 70-years-old 😍🤯

[@christopherdieudonne]

Yup, her ENTIRE life. It's crazy.

[@RBS_]

...Bern Nadette is 342% RIGHT...She was TV's FIRST Black Teen Girl, *EVER* ....She laid the groundwork for Janet Jackson, Kim Fields, , Lisa Bonet, Tempest Bledsoe, Brandy, Countess Vaughn, Lark Voorhies, and MANY others, who showed white audiences REAL FINE Black Girls, w/ a Voice.....and Bern Nadette SURE had more, than a 'voice'......😍 ...

[@timothylawson3262]

Facts. I'm 62 years old and you are right.

[@Faithfulwonderer]

That's right and 2 years later Danielle Spencer "Dee" on What's Happening

[@RBS_]

@@Faithfulwonderer ..I was soooooooo gonna add "Dee", but since she was like, 10 or 11, I didn't see her as a "Teen" then (dating Boys, College, etc.), but, you're right.... ; )

[@mic1240]

@@Faithfulwondereryou got a quarter?

[@loveis1111]

​@@mic1240😂

[@bigtone718]

Bernnadette Stanis is 70 and still fine, mercy me!!

[@AngelHoll]

She's beautiful She's in her 60s but she looks in her 30s!!! She was about 15 when the sitcom first aired back in 1974!!!

[@thankthelord4536]

​@@AngelHollshe's 70.

[@keonta81]

​@@AngelHollshe's beautiful and all but she doesn't look 30. That's exaggerating it a bit

[@keonta81]

​@@AngelHollyou know she's wasn't 15 in 1974

[@pattyduke3079]

@@keonta81 She was about 18 or 19 in 1974. My brother was 20 and she about year or two younger than him.

[@jacalynjohnson4656]

Bern Nadette has always been beautiful…Happy 50th Anniversary Good Times!

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

Congratulations 🎉 whoop whoop 😁

[@_NoHandle_]

I love that Bern Nadette spoke up and expressed herself to Esther, who in return advocated for Bern Nadette and gave her character a voice. ❤We fans are forever grateful to you both!! ❤

[@sylviarosario6503]

Black don’t crack. She’s proof, she look’s amazing.

[@michaeltamares7974]

Umm. Take a look at ralph carter..he most of them

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

I agree! We age gracefully! 😊

[@Arabellia-o6v]

Black can crack!On some black women black does and has cracked.

[@Arabellia-o6v]

​@@lakeisharobinson2132Some of us beloved !

[@PhilAlumb]

I ❤ her Natural Long Hair.

[@angelaridley6782]

We are proud of you Mrs. Stanis. God bless you and your family!! Another positive role model for the black community!!

[@chrisoakley5830]

She was a positive role model for everyone, I really liked her on Good Times, it was a great tv show.

[@TaritaLavern]

Good Times is part of a cultural phenomenon for many years.

[@danyulwilliams9823]

Good times is one of my classic shows !!

[@tanishacole7989]

Still gorgeous. I had the privilege of meeting her at FT Eustis, VA, when she was promoting her book on Alzheimer's awareness. She was very nice, and beautiful woman. GOD bless her.

[@KatieT3282]

I met her there as well. She was very lovely and kind. She took pictures too with everyone. When I was walking in I was on the opposite side her table was set up at and I happened to look up and over her way. I was like, Thelma😂😂. Ill stop by on my way out. Then I called a few people to tell them she was there. I bought all 3 of her books, got a picture, and Thank her for being an inspiration to our culture. She a Beautiful woman.

[@tanishacole7989]

@@KatieT3282 WOW. What a small world! I took pictures with her, as well. But it was on my cell phone, and the pictures I took with her are gone :(. , But I have the autographed copy of her book, about her caring for her mother with Alzheimer's. It was so funny, because as I walked through the Front entrance to the BX store, I happened to look to my left, and did a double take, before I noticed her. It was funny, cute, because I was like "OMG, you're Thelma", and we both laughed, lol. 😊

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

Awesome memory ❤ thanks for sharing and best life 🧬 positive wishes continuing from DuuuuuuvvvvvvvvaaaaaLLLLLLLL county jax fl USA 😊

[@vgreen1106]

Ms Stanis has NO idea how much of an impact she has made to the culture! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@terrygross5740]

And boy did she make an impact for every young teenage boy that was watching, and I say that with the ultimate respect to her character. ( Great job to all the actors on the show, and the one's that are no longer with us. "RIP")

[@deniser45]

I remember watching Good Times as a kid and always thought Thelma was so gorgeous!! And still is!! 😍

[@goldenlifelove7251]

This is such a beautiful interview. The fact that she's 70 & we're still watching the show is amazing!

[@cmixer108]

She STILL look GREAT!!

[@jamesorsby7553]

The more I hear about Esther's interactions with the writers and producers for Good Times, I come to respect her even more. I already knew how she felt about the JJ character, and what she did about that, but I had never heard this before. She was a strong, black woman that didn't waver in what she knew was right. R.I.P to the late, great Esther Rolle.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

..She's wonderful & I love her spirit! 👍🏾💯😊

[@lordcron]

I was so young back then so I seen them as extended family. To my young mind they were family. That's how I'll always see them.

[@generalinformation3507]

I don't think there was not one young boy who didn't have a crush on Thelma Evans😍

[@EdwardLucas-b3s]

That be me , I was about 6 years old then , but it wasn't until like the third season I really took notice of her and that's when the crush began.

[@generalinformation3507]

@@EdwardLucas-b3s I watch good times now at 58 years old and the attraction has never left. It's A shame her Career didn't go much further😔

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

​@generalinformation3507 she is beautiful on season 1 but throughout her 5 year's on good times she's beautiful and fine!!!

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

​she has done a lot she played in the motion picture film n secure which was a blockbuster hit in 2010 she has done a lot of other television sitcoms!!!

[@GoldenBlissWithin]

Bern Nadette has such an easy beautiful spirit. It's heart-warming to hear the way Esther Rolle successfully advocated or her visibility and quality of character on Good Times. 🥰

[@davidbarnes1113]

That show started when I was just 10 years old, me and my family never missed an episode up until the day it ended. That last episode still makes me cry to this day. There were so many relatable themes in the show, especially growing up in the ghetto in DC . Just like the Evans family, there were days we had no heat, and the bowl of oatmeal for breakfast happened many days.

[@jaylene.turner6524]

Ms.Bernadette! She’s still pretty as ever!

[@tinytt854]

Girls are pretty. She's a Woman.

[@skepchica]

It's crazy she's 70 and still that pretty.

[@d.c.2916]

Bern Nadette Stanis' beauty stands the test of time...God has truly blessed her!!!

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Right on!!

[@noble604]

“Hi Mom. Hi Dad. Shut up, JJ.”

[@TheSingingMystic87]

😂

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

Hell yeah 😂😂

[@electriclioness4607]

She will Always be Beautiful ❤

[@leejohnson6328]

the most organic in beauty ever to step foot on any stage

[@ladybug9274]

Yes, a great natural beauty, blessed with grace and talent.❤

[@natashakhan1453]

I grew up watching good times trying to never miss an episode as a child but have and will continue to binge watch as an older adult

[@torrancemack2462]

When a woman is fully developed and mature and in touch with her womanhood like Bern Nadette Stanis it really glows. Always carries herself with dignity and class. 💐 👑

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

BernNadette Stanis still beautiful!!!! Happy 50th " Good Times" Anniversary. I love!!! this show.

[@Brian-sh2gi]

Love it! Bern Nadette, trust me, you all have impacted millions, MILLIONS, of lives. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

[@beverlymoore9412]

I still watch Good Times!! It’s a television classic!!

[@joannmarshall575]

Good interview Bern Nadette , good to see you , lovely 🌹

[@GG.1900]

This show will forever be a Classic & Ms. Bernadette is forever a Beautiful 🖤👸🏽🖤

[@ampthefreethinker5335]

Shout out to a legend Ms stanis !my first tv crush ! Lawd have mercy

[@Ron71997]

I still can't believe she is 70, she looks no older then 50. Wow...beautiful and elegant . Much respect for the amazing Bern Nadette,

[@EdwardArmstrong-y3f]

Outstanding Performance.!!!

[@officialdaverich95]

Bernadette is 70 and looks 10 years younger. She ain't missed a beat!!

[@AngelHoll]

She's in her 60s but she looks in her 30s!!! She was about 15 when good times first aired fall 1974 right?

[@officialdaverich95]

@AngelHoll She was 20 when the show premiered in February 1974. Jimmie Walker (JJ) was 26, and Ralph Carter (Michael) was 12. The actors who portrayed their parents, John Amos (James), was 34, and Esther Rolle was 53. This is similar to the age gap between the leads of _The Jeffersons_ (Isabel Sanford was 21 years older than Sherman Hemsley). And Ja'net DuBois (their neighbor Willona) was 41 at the time of the taping for season 1 began.

[@Flowers4848]

@@AngelHoll She was born in 1953

[@keonta81]

​@@officialdaverich95i think she knew that already. She's delusional

[@AngelHoll]

@keonta81 yeah but beautiful bernadette doesn't look her age at all!!!

[@zyajones9360]

Good job 👍 Thelma ...I love ❤️ Good Times as a kid ❤❤ .....she still look so lovely

[@atrocchia]

A child star who was surrounded by great people to keep her grounded.

[@rickredmond9847]

She is so extraordinarily beautiful! Her depth, intelligence and talent make her unbelievably attractive! ❤😍

[@Vito11-y7w]

Can’t shake the crush !!! Lol ❤

[@berniebushell6771]

I had a crush on Thelma when I watched her on Good times when I was a kid. I just love the way she has a way of making basically any scene even better.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Bernadette is beautiful and she's a great actress she stole the scene between her and mad dog!!!

[@thankthelord4536]

Loved this show. And Bernadette this looks great for her age.

[@mrbgladney71]

Eas"T"exas Respect Mrs Stanis A.k.A Miss Thelma Evans 1 of the Finest Sisters from the 70's Along With Pam Grier...Loved All Ur Episodes Of the Show Ur A T.v. Legend ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@vector8310]

Bernadette never was ugly a day in her life. And never will.

[@DevineLoved]

she was born a beauty 😊

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Right on!!!

[@USNavyVet_STG]

Growing up in a Hispanic household, we never missed Good Times. It was a great show, and well, Thelma was EVERYTHING.

[@tw-qg3ck]

I still love watching this show . Thelma we love you ❤❤❤❤

[@tomfoolery342]

Man Oh Man!! I'm speechless😍

[@bettyA7598]

Queen Bernadette, our Good Times is still rolling on multiple channels. ICONIC!!!

[@christinebryant8354]

I love Good Times ❤ whenever it’s on I make sure I call my sister & vice verse. My daughter is 28 & I got her hooked.

[@bornonthesun]

Wow!! She looks fantastic!! What a beauty, and so elegant. I loved that show too.

[@chrisoakley5830]

She was so very beautiful on Good Times, this is the first time I have seen her in forever, and she is still a very beautiful lady, thanks to her and everyone else from the cast for all the years of great entertainment.

[@teresaholmes4393]

Elegance at its finest . Still beautiful, graceful, well spoken, and a Queen 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@AB-ez4rm]

I loved that show. I watched it all the time. The series finale still rings in my memory.

[@dbrown9495]

Glad she spoke up for more lines. Her character was number one, personality, smart, intelligent and gorgeous!!

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Mrs bernadette is very funny on good times she's the main reason why we watched the sitcom!!!

[@izrealcary7860]

I love these Narratives. We are so Thankful for Thelma's Voice on the show. Her stories were so memorable.

[@edwardbright9434]

She looks great fans here in Columbia SC love you

[@edwardbright9434]

man growing up ever body wnted her for girl an wife some parts of she whn she comes out her room with thm wide bottom 👖 Jeans on with different kinda patches like th guy on Happy day's 'man 'O man gotta made in the shade

[@vincentbrown1872]

Good Times was not my fav show as I felt Sanford & Son and The Jefferson's were much funnier, but the first glance at her wowed me with her beauty. To me, she was right up there with Dorothy Dandridge , Vivica Fox, and Olivia Brown. She is still stunning .

[@joycetillman5769]

I'm glad to know you and Ralph Carter had sense and respected each other!

[@jjoyce46]

I saw her in AZ one day before church and she was the nicest person ever. Very personable. And beautiful!!

[@natalieangelo54]

What a beautiful woman, i always admired Thelma and her part on good times , GOD BLESS ❤🙏♥️

[@TheLovely990]

Wow! She looks beautiful! Great actress.Loved her on Good Times.

[@stryfetc1471]

That woman was crazy beautiful!🔥🔥

[@mauricebastian3732]

I met this icon a couple of years ago; she visited my school that I teach at and she is smart, polite and gorgeous. I was very impressed.

[@pj195]

I had to chance to meet her as well at her book signing and she's a beautiful woman with a beautiful smile.

[@KAM-rl6tz]

God bless Esther Rolle’s soul for speaking up for Bernadette to the producers.

[@brandyjohn]

Thelma will forever be beautiful 🌹

[@Jay-w5c3c]

Enjoyed your role on Good Times, thanks for the behind the scenes history

[@charlitajohnson1148]

Bernadette Stanis She's Beautiful And A Great Actress ❤

[@afoga1884]

Love that show. I still watch the reruns😊

[@madmagyver9981]

I remember always being blown away by how beautiful she is, amazing hair, perfect

[@godspirate6250]

I follow her on Twitter and she's a great mother and still active as ever. Big fan of hers.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Yeah mrs bernadette is beautiful and fine!!!

[@montyrob312]

Such Class and Respect..I love it.

[@iloveejbgssnoopy]

Bern Nanette Stanis an amazing strong woman then and now. She really inspires all.

[@coryswain4260]

Beautiful Fabolous Queen👑 good time's is a classic 💃🌹♥️♥️

[@1969Mrjb]

Compared to the other family sitcoms from the 70s, Bernadette was probably one of the youngest black women in her age group to have such a long run in a sitcom television and on CBS. Think about The Brady Bunch where you had 3 young girls to captivate the screen, there was only one girl on Good Times to represent the young black girl on screen. That's a remarkable feat at a time when there were far fewer parts for young Afro-American women then compared to now! Bravo, Bernadette!!!! Bravo!!!!!! Shout out to the Good Times cast, we love you all!!!

[@deemarshall995]

Stunning, just stunning!!

[@theresabell2492]

Tv one thank u for sharing this is amazing.

[@kimgardner2281]

Loved her acting and Good Times.

[@reneemorris7197]

Thank you!

[@LatoyaLbqueenL114]

From Brownsville ny❤❤❤ yes queen

[@Sweetpeasworld]

I met her bern nadette here in Baltimore we took photos and talked and I got two autographed from her she’s so sweet her daughter is her twin

[@CozumelTy]

We love you (I Still got a crush on you!!) Thank you for all the joy you have brought the world for 50 years, thank you for all you done for the culture.

[@charlesdrake3125]

I will forever love Good Times

[@2s3s4s5s9s]

I really feel like Ms. Stanis did some of the best dramatic acting I have ever seen, in the role of Thelma. She made you feel the crisis the Evans' was going through.

[@joesbarbershop9244]

I still love her she was goood on Good Times and she's still leaping and healthy. 💚

[@georgeharris9873]

She turns 71 later this year and she STILL looks ULTRA gorgeous.

[@tgreen617]

I met Bern Nanette maybe 15 or 16 years ago by chance.. Very short exchange, she was absolutely lovely.

[@chachabooom5]

I loved this show, grew up with it..

[@jakebluethunder]

She's such a lovely person and still pretty as always. 💖

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

She is one very well spoken classy lady

[@joeguzman3558]

I was a teenager during that time, and i remember being in love with Bern adette she was a beautiful woman and still is ,

[@AngelHoll]

Miss bernadette is still beautiful and fine it should be a crime to be that beautiful and fine as she is!!!!

[@12345682900]

"Thelma, Thelma, Thelma!" Lucky her.... still gorgeous, amazing!

[@theresabell2492]

This was the be❤❤st show congratulations to the cast

[@nikkib7442]

She looks great 😊

[@scribe712]

Met Bern Nadette when she and my husband performed at an event hosted by my sister's friend. Still have the photo of us posing together afterwards. She looked amazing then and still does now.

[@AngelHoll]

Wow what year was that when you met her?