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Vonetta McGee (1945–2010)

Actress

Was born Vonetta Lawrence McGee. Got her break in the movies Melinda and Hammer; hit pay dirt as the love interest of the vampire in Blacula, and then starred in the movie with her then love interest Max Julien in Thomasine & Bushrod. In 1978 she starred opposite Bernie Casey and Ron O'Neal in Brothers... See full bio »

Born:

Vonetta Lawrence McGee
in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Berkeley, California, USA
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2007 Black August
Georgia Jackson
 
1998 Johnny B Good
 
1996 EZ Streets (TV series)
Marie
– Neither Have I Wings to Fly … Marie
 
1996 The Man Next Door (TV movie)
Rapists' Rehabilitator
 
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return (TV movie)
Claudia Petrie
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (TV movie)
Annie Bollin
 
1992 Stormy Weathers (TV movie)
 
1992 You Must Remember This (TV movie)
Brenda
 
1991 Brother Future (TV movie)
Mortilla
 
1989-1990 L.A. Law (TV series)
Jackie Williams
– Blood, Sweat and Fears (1990) … Jackie Williams
– Ex-Wives and Videotape (1990) … Jackie Williams
– Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town (1989) … Jackie Williams
– One Rat, One Ranger (1989) … Jackie Williams (uncredited)
– The Mouse That Soared (1989) … Jackie Williams
See all 7 episodes »
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
Pat
 
1987-1988 Bustin' Loose (TV series)
Mimi Shaw
– It's a Pizza Cake (1988) … Mimi Shaw
– What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1988) … Mimi Shaw
– It's a Great Big Wonderful World (1988) … Mimi Shaw
– Rudeo and Tricia-ette (1988) … Mimi Shaw
– Nostalgia Ain't What It Used to Be (1988) … Mimi Shaw
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1987 Amen (TV series)
Monica Rutledge
– The Divorce Lawyer (1987) … Monica Rutledge
 
1984-1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Claudia Petrie
– Revenge (1986) … Claudia Petrie
– Role Call (1986) … Claudia Petrie
– Entrapment (1985) … Claudia Petrie
– Child Witness (1984) … Claudia Petrie
 
1985 Hell Town (TV series)
Sister Indigo
– One Ball (1985) … Sister Indigo
– The One Called Daisy (1985) … Sister Indigo
– Stumpy Boy (1985) … Sister Indigo
– I Will Abide (1985) … Sister Indigo
– Fast Louie (1985) … Sister Indigo
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1985 Hell Town (TV movie)
Sister Indigo
 
1984 Repo Man
Marlene
 
1984 The Yellow Rose (TV series)
Mavis
– Sport of Kings (1984) … Mavis
 
1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Inez Stuart / Josephine Baker
– The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian (1984) … Inez Stuart/Josephine Baker
 
1983 Whiz Kids (TV series)
Caroline
– Candidate for Murder (1983) … Caroline
 
1981 Scruples (TV movie)
Francine
 
1980 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Lucille
– Friendly Mate (1980) … Lucille
 
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV series)
– Architect of Evil (1979)
 
1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Inspector Joan Meredith
– Black and Blue (1978) … Inspector Joan Meredith
 
1978 Superdome (TV movie)
Sonny
 
1977 Woo fook
Toni Hill
 
1977 Brothers
Paula Jones
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
Dee
– Don't Feed the Pigeons (1975) … Dee
 
1975 The Eiger Sanction
Jemima Brown
 
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod
Thomasine
 
1973 Detroit 9000
Roby Harris
 
1973 Shaft in Africa
Aleme
 
1973 The Norliss Tapes (TV movie)
Mme. Jeckiel
 
1972 Hammer
Lois
 
1972 Blacula
Tina
 
1972 Melinda
Melinda
 
1972 The Big Bust Out
Nada
 
1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Ruth
– There Must Be a Party (1970) … Ruth
 
1970 The Kremlin Letter
The Negress
 
1969 The Lost Man
Diane Lawrence
 
1968 The Great Silence
Pauline
 
1968 Faustina
Faustina Ceccarelli
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 19th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1988 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 January 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1986 The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 Black Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1974 Tattletales (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 December 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1973 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest
– Curtis Mayfield/The Main Ingredient/Hank Ballard (1973) … Guest
 
1968 Western, Italian Style (TV documentary short)
Herself (as Vanetta McGee)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1973 Scream Blacula Scream
Luva (uncredited)
 

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(On the subject of the "blaxploitation" label, L.A. Times, 1979) [That label] was used like racism, so you don't have to think of the individual elements, just the whole. If you study propaganda, you understand how this works. See more »

Trivia:

Is often confused with another actress, Lonette McKee, both of them having similar sounding first and last names and both being light-complected African American women. See more »

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