<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> James Whitten (m . 1990--1994) Larry Kraft (m . 2005) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Janet Louise Hubert (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and television actress . 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 1990 until the end of its third season in 1993 . Hubert was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in 1991 . </P> <P> Hubert was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent her early days growing up on Chicago's South Side . At the age of nine she moved with her family to rural Chicago . She won a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York City, but did not complete her studies . </P>

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