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- 1. Too Old Blues Feb 8, 1974
- James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently.
- 2. Black Jesus Feb 15, 1974
- A run of good luck and one of J.J.'s paintings create a religious conflict in the Evans household.
- 3. Getting Up the Rent Feb 22, 1974
- The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.
Janet Jackson ... Millicent 'Penny' Woods / ... 48 episodes, 1977-1979 Ben Powers ... Keith Anderson 24 episodes, 1978-1979 Albert Reed ... Alderman Fred Davis / ... 7 episodes, 1974-1979 Teddy Wilson
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Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American recording artist and actress. She played Penny Gordon Woods on Good Times from Season 5-6.
Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the youngest of ten children, to Katherine Esther (née Scruse) and Joseph Walter Jackson. At a young age, her brothers began performing as The Jackson 5. Jackson had initially desired to become a horse racing jockey or entertainment lawyer, with plans to support herself through acting. Despite this, she was anticipated to pursue a career in entertainment, and considered the idea after recording herself in the studio.
At age seven, Janet performed at the Las Vegas Strip at the MGM Casino. A biography revealed her father, Joseph Jackson, was emotionally withdrawn, and told her to address him solely by his first name as a child. She began acting in the variety show The Jacksons in 1976. She starred in others including A New Kind of Family before joining the cast of Diff'rent Strokes, portraying Charlene Duprey for two years. Jackson also played the recurring role of Cleo Hewitt during the fourth season of Fame, but expressed indifference towards the series.
After signing a recording contract with A&M in 1982, she became a pop icon following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover appeal in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.
In 1991, Janet signed the first of two record-breaking, multi-million dollar contracts with Virgin Records, establishing her as one of the highest paid artists in the industry. Her debut album under the label, Janet (1993), saw her develop a public image as a sex symbol as she began to explore sexuality in her work. That same year, she appeared in her first starring film role in Poetic Justice; since then she has continued to act in feature films. By the end of the 1990s, she was named the second most successful recording artist of the decade. She has amassed an extensive catalog of hits, with singles such as "Nasty", "Rhythm Nation", "If", "That's the Way Love Goes", "Together Again" and "All for You" among her most iconic.
1.Janet Jackson's Celebrity style evolution Ashley Joy Parker for fashionstyle.com, 2012-03-09, accessd 2014-11-11.
2.Janet Jackson - The Richest, TheRichest.com, 2011-03-29 article, accessed 2014-11-11.
In season five, Janet Jackson joined the cast, playing Penny Gordon, an abused girl, abandoned by her mother, and eventually adopted by Willona. During that season, Johnny Brown 's character of Nathan Bookman, the Evans' superintendent, became more prominent.
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- February 8, 1974 –, August 1, 1979
- CBS
Janet Jackson, who plays Penny, is the sister of the Jacksons. While Penny's tape recorder recorded Mrs. Gordon's confession of organizing the sting, it also recorded Willona threatening to "break (Mrs. Gordon)'s neck" prior to Willona discovering it was turned on.
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Good Times: Created by Mike Evans, Norman Lear, Eric Monte. With Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker. A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
Esther Rolle. Florida Evans (109 Episodes) John Amos. James Evans Sr. (61 Episodes) Johnny Brown. Nathan Bookman (58 Episodes) Janet Jackson. Milicent 'Penny' Woods (48 Episodes) Ben Powers. Keith Anderson (24 Episodes) Helen Martin. — (8 Episodes) Teddy Wilson. — (7 Episodes) Moses Gunn. — (6 Episodes) Raymond Allen. — (3 Episodes) Alice Ghostley.
