Vivian Banks

For the first 3 seasons of the 90s sitcom aunt viv was played by janet hubert.

Vivian banks. She engaged philip banks on an episode of soul train and married at an unknown time and place latter. Janet louise hubert born january 13 1956 in chicago illinois is an american actress. Vivian banks is will smith s maternal aunt. She is portrayed by janet hubert daphne maxwell reid.

She is best known for playing the role of the original vivian banks on the sitcom the fresh prince of bel air from its first season in 1990 until the end of its third season in 1993. However the reunion also stirred up a strong response from janet hubert who played the original vivian banks. Vivian smith banks is will smith s aunt because she is will s mom s vy sister. Hubert was nominated for an naacp image award for outstanding actress in a comedy series for her role in 1991.

Vivian smith banks is will smith s maternal aunt. She is portrayed by janet hubert during the first two seasons and the majority of the third and by daphne maxwell reid for the balance of the series. She is best known for her role as the original vivian banks in the first three seasons of the fresh prince of bel air. The original aunt viv.

Janet louise hubert is an american film and television actress. She is the teteragonist of the series. After season 3 hubert was controversially replaced with daphne maxwell reid in 1993 who remained as aunt viv from season 4 to the series finale. Her performance as mignon on the digital series king ester garnered her first daytime emmy award nomination in 2020.

The last member of the family was vivian banks also known as aunt viv. Vivian banks aunt viv episodes appeared in. Both avery and reid portrayed the parents of ribeiro s fresh prince character. Character edit edit source vivian was born on october 21 1951.

In a lengthy facebook post hubert stated that she had no interest in seeing any of.