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Lonette Rita McKee (born July 22, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She made her big screen debut starring as Sister Williams in the original 1976 musical-drama film Sparkle. McKee later appeared in films Which Way Is Up?
Lonette McKee. Actress: Brewster's Millions. Lonette McKee's career began in the music industry in hometown Detroit, Michigan as a child prodigy, where she began playing keyboards composing music and lyrics, singing and performing professionally at a young age.
Lonette McKee. Actress: Brewster's Millions. Lonette McKee's career began in the music industry in hometown Detroit, Michigan as a child prodigy, where she began playing keyboards composing music and lyrics, singing and performing professionally at a young age.
Welcome to Lonette McKee.com. Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Screenwriter, Producer, Director. Acting Credits. (film/theater) Music Credits. Directing/. Producing.
Sep 25, 2020 · This time that awesomeness is Lonette McKee. You should know her as an actress from her many film and television roles, but she is also a multi-talented Broadway star who is a wonderful singer as well as a songwriter/composer, screenwriter, director and more.
Aug 16, 2012 · It’s been over 30 years since actress Lonette McKee debuted on the silver screen in a skintight red dress, performed a seductive number entitled “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,” and helped to...
Aug 11, 2010 · Lonette McKee is one of film’s greatest underused assets, a character actress who has steadily been working since her 1976 debut in Sparkle. “Underutilized” is how film critic Elvis...
Oct 28, 2020 · McKee, who is still best known for her role as drug-addicted singer Sister Williams in the original Sparkle, spoke to ESSENCE.com about her decades-long career, co-starring in Luv...
I first met actress, singer and acting intructor Lonette McKee way back in the latter part of 1968. She was an ambitious 15-year-old student at St. Martin Deporres High School and was one of the performers at a week-long show at the Palms Theater called “The Swingin’ Time Revue.”
Playing to sold-out audiences, Lonette won critical praise and a Drama Desk nomination for her heartbreaking portrayal of Billie Holiday in her one-woman drama with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Recently, Lonette did a recurring role on the NBC hit drama 'Third Watch'.
