Bern Nadette Stanis children are Dior Ravel Fontana and Brittany Rose Fontana. Brittany is a medical student and Rose is a musician and an actress.
Stanis rose to prominence with her role as Thelma Evans in the sitcom Good Times. She then went on to make an appearance as a guest star in the television show The Cosby Show alongside Tempestt Bledsoe, Bill Cosby, Lisa Bonet and Phylicia Rashad.
Bern Nadette Stanis Family Business role of Nee Nee Duncan was introduced in the series in Season 4. Duncan is a recurring cast in the BET thriller series written by Carl Weber. Bern has appeared in ten episodes thus far.
The actress’s other notable acting credits include The Good News, The Wayans Bros, Girlfriends, and N-Secure.
She has not limited herself to acting only, the Good Times star has published four books titled Situations 101: Relationships, Situations 101: Finances, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and The Last Night.
Bernnadette Stanis today resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her family. Apart from being an established actress, she is also a doting mother who loves her kids immensely.
Bern Is A Mother Of Two Beautiful Daughters
Bern Nadette Stanis children Dior Ravel Fontana and Brittany Rose are born 13 years apart from each other. The 41-year-old Dior is the elder sister of Brittany.
Stanis welcomed Dior while she was married to Terrence Redd. On the other hand, Brittany was born in the union of Bern and Kevin Fontana.
The Good Time actress is a proud mother who never misses a chance to gush about her daughters’ achievements on social media. The eldest daughter of the actress has walked in her footsteps while the youngest one has chosen a different career path.
Dior Ravel Fontana
Bern Nadette Stanis daughter Dior Ravel Fontana is an actress and model. Dior appeared on the cover of Jenleeion Magazine in March 2022.
The 41-year-old made her first TV appearance in 2012 with the series titled Life After. The multi-talented woman has left her mark in different professions including acting, modeling, makeup artist, singing, and costume design.
Dior was born on March 15, 1982, as the first child of her parents. Her birth sign is Pisces. As per Jenleeion Magazine, she attended the Lee Strasberg School of Acting.
Ravel is also a mother she has a daughter named Leto MaNan. Leto was born in April 2015 and she is eight years old.
Brittany Rose Fontana
Brittany Rose Fontana is a medical student at Meharry Medical College. Brittany was born in 1995 as the youngest child of Bern.
The 28-year-old is an aspiring gynecologist. According to Brittany’s Instagram bio, she is a third-year medical student.
In 2017, she graduated from Hamptons University, and in the same year, she became a member of the Beta Kappa Chi National Honor Society. She is also a member of a sorority named Alpha Kappa Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc.
Rose celebrates her birthday on February 16 every year. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Bern Has Been Married To Kevin For Over 40 Years
Bern Nadette Stanis husband Kevin Fontana is a businessman based in Atalanta, Georgia. The couple is living a happy married life since 1981.
Kevin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and inherited a mixed heritage. As per Briefly, the businessman has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Kevin has a daughter named Brittany from his previous relationship. The Big Shot actress found love with Kevin after three unsuccessful relationships. This is Bernnadette’s fourth marriage.
Previously Stanis Has Been Married Three Times
Stanis first married her teenage love Thomas Fauntleroy in June 1974. However, the pair got divorced in 1978.
A year after she tied the knot with her second partner Darnell Johnson, a nightclub owner in Brooklyn, in January 1979. According to Jet Magazine, they exchanged wedding vows in Darnell’s home. Sadly, the former couple’s marriage ended in divorce.
The Good Times actress’s third marriage was with mechanical engineer Terrence Redd in 1981. According to an article by Ebony, the pair are proud parents of Dior. The pair parted ways after a few years of matrimony. After separation Redd tied the knot with former model Kathleen Bradley; they share a son together.
Stanis Was Raised In A Family Of Seven
Bern Nadette and her four siblings were raised by her parents Eula and Gregory Stanislaus.
Her paternal side of the family was from Carriacou in the Grenadine Islands.
Stanis grew up with two brothers Kyle and Kethrell and her two sisters Yolanda and Debbie in Brooklyn. Debbie was the maid of honor of Bern when she tied the knot with Darnell.
Sadly, Bernnadette has lost both her parents; her mother Eula passed away in 2011 due to dementia. She has established a foundation named Remembering the Good Things in memory of her mom. The foundation helps people suffering from Alzheimer’s.