Vonetta McGee
Date of birth: 1945-01-14
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Vonetta Lawrence McGee
Biography
Vonetta Lawrence McGee (January 14, 1945 – July 9, 2010) was an American actress. She debuted in the Spaghetti Western The Great Silence and went on to appear in blaxploitation films such as Hammer, Melinda, Blacula, Shaft in Africa, Detroit 9000, and 1974's Thomasine & Bushrod alongside her then-boyfriend Max Julien. In 1975, she was Clint Eastwood's co-star in The Eiger Sanction. She was a regular on the 1987 Universal Television situation comedy Bustin' Loose, starring as Mimi Shaw for its only season (1987–88). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vonetta McGee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Shaft in Africa
1973-06-14
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
The Eiger Sanction
1975-05-21
A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of r
Blacula
1972-08-25
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries l
The Great Silence
1968-11-22
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a
Repo Man
1984-03-02
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his ne
Filming Silenzio
2017-01-01
Featurette about the making of Sergio Corbucci's 'Il grande silenzio' consisting mostly of footage f
Stormy Weathers
1992-05-04
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an
Hammer
1972-07-04
Hotheaded laborer B.J. Hammer can't go long without ending up in a fight, and, after he comes out on
Detroit 9000
1973-08-01
After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white an
The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
1972-05-25
Seven beautiful women in a high security prison set the stage for a big bust out.
Western, Italian Style
1968-01-01
A featurette (most likely shot for American television) about the Spaghetti Western genre during the
The Kremlin Letter
1970-02-01
After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow
The Lost Man
1969-07-11
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."
Faustina
1968-10-10
Faustina, the offspring of a black G.I. and a Roman woman who met during the conflict of World War I
Brother Future
1991-02-03
A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself
To Sleep with Anger
1990-10-12
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Centra
Melinda
1972-08-06
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met.
The Norliss Tapes
1973-02-21
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974-04-10
A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white cap
Brothers
1977-03-31
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black P
Foxbat
1977-12-15
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Superdome
1978-01-09
It's the biggest event of the year — the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars, gathered
Father of Hell Town
1985-03-06
In this pilot to the short-lived "Hell Town," Robert Blake plays a scrappy, ex-convict-turned-ghetto
Scruples
1981-05-22
Sequel to the 1980 mini-series, taking up the plot where it -- and Judith Krantz's source novel -- l
Black August
2007-08-01
The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditio
The Man Next Door
1996-01-18
Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992-05-05
Sleazy talk show host Ted Mayne writes a tell-all book, which enrages and embarrasses several very p
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994-11-06
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache
You Must Remember This
1992-01-01
An independent filmmaker has left his profession and keeps it a secret. Years later, his niece find
Black Hollywood
1984-11-28
Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black
Johnny B Good
1998-10-04
In an effort to impress the girl he loves, an amnesiac small time hustler uncovers political corrupt
Scream Blacula Scream
1973-06-27
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line t