Description:
Born Lawrence Vonetta McGee, she got her break in Melinda (1972) and Hammer (1972) and hit paydirt as the love interest of the vampire in Blacula (1972), then starred with her then-boyfriend Max Julien in Thomasine & Bushrod (1974). In 1978 she starred opposite Bernie Casey and Ron O'Neal in Brothers (1977). Other movies include Repo Man (1984) To Sleep with Anger (1990). She has also done much work on television. She was married to actor Carl Lumbly.
Birthday
January 14, 1945
Born In
San Francisco, California, USA
Alternative names
Vonetta Mc. Gee
, Vonetta Mc Gee
, Vanetta McGee
, Max & Vonetta
Spouse/Ex-
Carl Lumbly May 29, 1987 - July 9, 2010 (her death)
Parents
Lawrence McGee
Relatives
Ronald Wayne McGee (Sibling)
Trivia
Married to actor Carl Lumbly, the couple has a son, Brandon, born in 1988. She and Lumbly, who was a regular on Cagney & Lacey (1981), played husband and wife on the show in which she had a recurring role.
Quotes
[interview in Los Angeles Times, 1979, on "blaxploitation"] [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.
