Vonetta McGee
| Vonetta McGee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence Vonetta McGee January 14, 1945 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | July 9, 2010 (aged 65) Berkeley, California, United States |
| Years active | 1968–1998 |
| Spouse | Carl Lumbly (1987–2010, her death) |
Vonetta McGee (January 14, 1945 – July 9, 2010) was an American actress.[1]
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[edit] Life and career
Vonetta McGee was born in San Francisco, to Alma and Lawrence McGee. She graduated from San Francisco Polytechnic High School and made her debut in 1968 as the eponymous character in the Italian comedy Faustina. In the same year she performed alongside Jean-Louis Trintignant and Klaus Kinski in the Western The Great Silence, but became well-known for her parts in the 1972 Blaxploitation films Melinda and Hammer.
In the action thriller Shaft in Africa (1973), McGee took the role of Aleme, the daughter of an emir, who teaches John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) Ethiopian geography. Vonetta McGee played “Thomasine” in the western action film Thomasine & Bushrod, in 1974. Max Julien portrayed Bushrod in a film intended as a counterpart to the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. She also starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the action thriller The Eiger Sanction (1975).
In 1987, McGee married the actor Carl Lumbly; they had one child, Brandon. McGee died from cardiac arrest on July 9, 2010.[2]
[edit] Selected filmography
- 1968: Faustina
- 1968: The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio, Le grand silence)
- 1969: The Lost Man
- 1970: The Kremlin Letter
- 1972: Melinda
- 1972: Blacula
- 1972: Hammer
- 1973: Detroit 9000
- 1973: Shaft in Africa
- 1974: Thomasine & Bushrod
- 1975: The Eiger Sanction
- 1977: Brothers
- 1978: Superdome
- 1984: Repo Man
- 1984-1986: Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
- 1985: Hell Town
- 1987: Bustin' Loose (TV series)
- 1989-1990: L.A. Law (TV series)
- 1990: To Sleep with Anger
- 1998: Johnny B Good
[edit] References
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod
[edit] External links
- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
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