Terry McMillan was born on October 18, 1951, to Madeline Washington
Tilman and Edward McMillan. She grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Her
parents divorced when she was thirteen and her father died three years
later. McMillan's mother supported her family by working nights at a
factory.
Suing her ex-husband, Jonathan Plummer, and his attorney, Dolores S.
Sargent, for $40 million, alleging that he tried to smear her
reputation during their divorce.
