janet jackson played penny gordon woods on good times.
janet jackson played penny gordon woods on good times.
who did janet jackson play on good times?
penny gordon woods
janet jackson was born in gary, indiana, the youngest of ten children. 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, jackson performed at the las vegas strip at the mgm casino and began acting in the variety show "the jacksons" in 1976. the year after, she was selected to have a starring role as penny gordon woods in the sitcom "good times". she later starred in "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. when jackson was sixteen, she was arranged a contract with a&m records and began recording her debut album with the assistance of her father, working with a number of songwriters and producers such as rené moore, angela winbush and bobby watson, who produced her first single, entitled "young love", released on july 7, 1982.
young love (janet jackson song)
artists who have been appointed the potential "next janet jackson" or successor include britney spears, beyoncé, cheryl cole, fergie, and rihanna. various critics have titled international artists in comparison, which include samantha fox as the "british janet jackson", daniela mercury as the "brazilian janet jackson", boa as the "korean janet jackson", maya vik as the "norwegian janet jackson", alison hinds as the "west indian answer to janet", lady saw as the "janet jackson of jamaica", vina morales as the philippines' "answer to janet jackson", and namie amuro, gina hiraizumi, and crystal kay as the "japanese janet jackson." artists who have titled themselves in reference to jackson include adam levine ("reverse" or male jackson), fischerspooner ("indie version" of jackson), havana brown ("the dj-slash-janet jackson"), kat graham ("baby janet"), and kanary diamonds ("rapping janet jackson").
list of artists influenced by janet jackson