McGee was in a live-in relationship with actor Max Julien from 1974 to 1977. They starred together in the 1974 film Thomasine & Bushrod.
In 1987, McGee married actor Carl Lumbly. They had one child, Brandon, born in 1988. McGee died of cardiac arrest on July 9, 2010, at the age of 65.
"Vonetta McGee dies at 65; film actress during 1970s blaxploitation era"
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).
Vonetta Lawrence McGee (January 14, 1945 – July 9, 2010) was an American actress.[2] 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).
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).
Born in San Francisco, California, to Lawrence McGee and Alma McGee (née Scott), McGee graduated from San Francisco Polytechnic High School in 1962. She enrolled at San Francisco State University and became involved in acting groups on campus.
Her films
1968 Faustina Faustina Ceccarelli
The Great Silence Pauline Middleton
1969 The Lost Man Diane Lawrence
1970 The Kremlin Letter The Negress
1972 The Big Bust Out Nada
Melinda Melinda
Blacula Tina Williams / Luva
Hammer Lois
1973 The Norliss Tapes Mme. Jeckiel
Shaft in Africa Aleme
Detroit 9000 Roby Harris
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod Thomasine
1975 The Eiger Sanction Jemima Brown
1977 Brothers Paula Jones
1977 Foxbat Toni Hill
1978 Superdome Sonny
1984 Repo Man Marlene
1985 Hell Town Sister Indigo
1987-Amen TV Show: The Divorce Lawyer 1:18
1990 To Sleep with Anger Pat
1991 Brother Future Mortilla
1998 Johnny B Good Lidia
2007 Black August Georgia Jackson (final film role)
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Starsky & Hutch Joan Meredith 1 episode "Black and Blue"
1984-86 Cagney & Lacey Claudia Petrie 4 episodes
1987-88 Bustin' Loose Mimi Shaw 26 episodes
1989-90 L.A. Law Jackie Williams 7 episodes
