Vonetta McGee, an actress whose big-screen heyday during the blaxploitation era of the 1970s included leading roles in "Blacula" and "Shaft in Africa," has died. McGee died Friday at a hospital in Berkeley after experiencing cardiac arrest and being on life support for two days, said family spokeswoman Kelley Nayo. McGee and Lumbly were married in 1986 and had a son, Brandon, in 1988. Despite transitioning to TV, she never as visible as she had been during her blaxploitation heyday. Law and appeared in several episodes of Cagney & Lacey as the wife of detective Mark Petrie (played by Carl Lumbly). Chinese Zodiac: Vonetta McGee was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Portrait photo of Vonetta McGee, circa 1974. I figured it out., Baseball, softball and girls soccer scores for Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Vonetta McGee, an actress whose big-screen heyday during the blaxploitation era of the 1970s included leading roles in Blacula and Shaft in Africa, has died. She also played a recurring role on "L.A. Law" and appeared in several episodes of "Cagney & Lacey" as the wife of detective Mark Petrie (played by Carl Lumbly). A slew of obituaries brought McGees name back into the headlines; writers hurried to praise her in a way that hadnt been done since the 70s. The couple were spokespeople for the American Lung Association. Vonetta McGee (1945-2010 Her risk had paid offthough director Alex Cox, who cast McGee in his 1984 film Repo Man, speculates that her international start may have hindered her longevity. (1973), Blacula Eventually, McGee dropped out of college and jetted abroad to seek acting work. At college, McGee began acting as part of the Black Theatre group called Aldridge Players West. Private slgere i hele Danmark. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. She has had the luxury of a studio behind her, McGee said. Vonetta McGees birth sign is Capricorn and she had a ruling planet of Saturn. Whos the richest Movie Actress in the world? Inspired by the civil rights movement, the emerging genre sought to right the racist wrongs of Hollywood; Black heroes stuck it to The Man, funk soundtracks reigned supreme, and titles like Boss Nigger were totally acceptable. Discover what happened on this day. The couple married in 1986 and had a son, Brandon, two years later. [1] She later became well known for her parts in the 1972 Blaxploitation films Melinda and Hammer. In addition to her husband and son, she is survived by her mother, Alma McGee; three brothers, Donald, Richard and Ronald McGee; and a sister, Alma McGee.
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