16 Facts About Demetria McKinney

Demetria Dyan McKinney was born on August 27,1979 and is an American actress, model, and singer.

In 2017, McKinney played Whitney Houston in the TV One film Bobbi Kristina.

Demetria McKinney released her debut album Officially Yours in 2017.

Demetria McKinney has performed in a number of Tyler Perry's stage plays, including Meet The Browns, Why Did I Get Married and Madea's Family Christmas.

Demetria McKinney starred as Janine Shelton-Payne on the TBS comedy series Tyler Perry's House of Payne from 2006 to 2012.

Demetria McKinney was nominated for a 2009 National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications Vision Award for Best Performance in a Comedy, in recognition of her work on House of Payne.

Demetria McKinney returned for the House of Payne spin-off The Paynes in 2018.

Demetria McKinney has guest starred on Necessary Roughness, Drop Dead Diva, Devious Maids, Chicago Med, and Being Mary Jane.

Demetria McKinney appeared on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta, as a recurring cast member during the seventh season, and a guest star on the eighth season.

From 2012 to 2014, Demetria McKinney had a series regular role on the TV One comedy series, The Rickey Smiley Show.

Also in 2017, Demetria McKinney starred in the TV One movie Bobbi Kristina as Whitney Houston, the late icon and mother to Bobbi Kristina.

Demetria McKinney had a recurring role in the BET drama series The Quad from 2017 to 2018.

Demetria McKinney played a leading role in the 2018 Christmas themed romantic film A Stone Cold Christmas.

Demetria McKinney was later cast in the Freeform drama series Motherland: Fort Salem.

Demetria McKinney received a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.

Demetria McKinney faced homelessness at the age of 17 and has one child.