Janet Louise Hubert was born in Chicago, IL. She is best known for playing the sassy, witty, outgoing, protective mom on the hit TV sitcom _"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" . Janet has been battling osteoporosis and has recently became an ambassador for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Janet will forever be known as a versatile actress, dancer and singer. She was, to many, a woman who stood her ground, much like that of her character on "Fresh Prince"--the strong-willed yet elegant, original, one and only Vivian Banks.
Educated at Juilliard School
Son, Elijah, born 1993.
Left "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" when NBC failed to negotiate beyond offering her 10 weeks of work.
Graduated from Momence High School, Momence, Illinois in 1974.
Self-published an autobiography titled "Perfection is Not a Sitcom Mom" in 2009. The book details life before "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" , with juicy details of life on the set of one one of the most beloved sitcoms from the 1990s, such as her much written and talked about departures, orchestrated by Will Smith according to Hubert and now validated in the biography series "Life After" .
