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Actress and singer played Willona Woods on the ’70s sitcom.

He was 51. She was unbothered being single and loving her life,” tweeted a fan after news of DuBois’ death. Former "Glee" star Naya Rivera was found dead on July 13 after going missing the week prior while out on a boat with her son in Ventura County, California. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Heat’s Bam Adebayo is embracing his name and his Nigerian heritage Read now. Ann E. Todd, a former child star in the 1930s and ‘40s who appeared in films such as “Intermezzo” and “All This, and Heaven Too" before making her mark in sitcoms during the '50s, died February 7. Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “Deliverance” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, died March 22. Charlie Daniels, a country music and Southern rock legend known for his song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died on July 6. Her representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap. She was 74. In addition to her famous Good Times role, DuBois appeared in a number of television series including The Love Boat, The Facts of Life, Beverly Hills, 90210, ER and The PJs, where she starred as Mrs. Avery. Comedy writer Buck Henry, the legendary scribe who co-wrote “The Graduate,” “Catch-22" and “To Die For” and co-created the TV series “Get Smart,” died January 8. Kevin Conway, known for his roles in films like “Gettysburg” and ‘Thirteen Days,” died on Feb. 5 of a heart attack.
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