Vonetta McGee

Vonetta McGee (born Lawrence Vonetta McGee on January 14, 1940) is an American actress.

Life and career

Vonetta McGee was born in San Francisco. She graduated from the "Polytechnic High School" in San Francisco in 1962. She made her debut in 1968 as the star of 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 action 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. She also starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the action thriller "The Eiger Sanction" (1975).

In 1987, McGee married the actor Carl Lumbly; they have one child.

elected 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: Shaft in Africa
* 1975: The Eiger Sanction
* 1977: Brothers
* 1977: Which Way Is Up (Comedy) Richard Pryor
* 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

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