1. Vonetta McGee was a regular on the 1987 Universal Television situation comedy Bustin' Loose, starring as Mimi Shaw for its only season.
11 Facts About Vonetta McGee
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Vonetta McGee was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 17.
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Vonetta McGee enrolled at San Francisco State University to study pre-law and acted with the racially conscious Black theater group Aldridge Players West.
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Vonetta McGee eventually dropped out of college and went abroad to seek acting work.
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Vonetta McGee later became well known for her parts in the 1972 Blaxploitation films Melinda and Hammer.
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Vonetta McGee appeared as Marlene, the high-energy lot manager, in the 1984 cult classic Repo Man.
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Vonetta McGee always discussed the racism that existed within the industry.
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Vonetta McGee was in a live-in relationship with actor Max Julien from 1974 to 1977.
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Vonetta McGee wanted to focus on writing and filmmaking but she was facing an ongoing battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and took a break to focus on her health in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Vonetta McGee was diagnosed with cancer in 2001, and Lumbly became her primary caregiver.
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Vonetta McGee died of cardiac arrest on July 9,2010, at the age of 65.