We love to oomph up a rainy day with little icon-worship! Right now, we're obsessing over Lonette McKee's sassy turn as Sister in the 1976 cult classic, "Sparkle." Set in late-1950s Harlem, McKee ...

Original 'Sparkle' star on the remake: Actress and musician Lonette McKee says, 'It is in very good hands' It’s been over 30 years since actress Lonette McKee debuted on the silver screen in a ...

The story of talented individuals from Harlem pursuing their dreams plays itself out every day, which is why the 1976 film, Sparkle, still resonates with modern audiences. Lonette McKee, who played ...

Veteran actress and singer Lonette McKee -- who's TV and big-screen resume stretches back to the '80s -- is headlining at The Algonquin through the end of this month. WireImage New York State trouper.

Lonette McKee, perhaps best known as “Sister” in the original Sparkle movie and as Wesley Snipes’ wife in Jungle Fever, has a special one-night only performance on November 30th at the City College ...

Lonette McKee has enjoyed a film career spanning more than 30 years, and she has no plans of slowing down now. The actress who has starred in films including Jungle Fever, He Got Game, Malcolm X, and ...

Directed by Academy Award-winning Francis Ford Coppola, The Cotton Club has been restored from its 1984 version. The film starred Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, ...

Lonette McKee, acclaimed Tony Nominated film and stage actress and star of mega-hits Sparkle, The Cotton Club, Round Midnight, Jungle Fever and Broadway's Showboat and Lady Day, in concert with ...

King directs a cast that includes Tony nominee Lonette McKee (Show Boat) as well as Aaron Fried, Jonathan Peck, Kimberly Q, Toni Seawright, Gary E. Vincent, Iris Wilson, David D. Wright and Kene ...

‘Let me say right off I’m a witch,” the title character declares at the start of “Sowa’s Red Gravy,” and thank goodness she does, because it’s the only clear moment of Diane Richards’ play. This messy ...