She could dig you… but you’re not ready. 👊🏿 Vonetta McGee starred in more than 12 films in the 70s alone and shared the screen with legends like Max Julien, Richard Roundtree and Fred Williamson. Catch her in "Hammer," streaming now on Brown Sugar. #FoxyMamaMonth #VonettaMcGee #blaxploitation #Hammer #Blacula #Melinda | Brown Sugar

🎬Actress... 🕊️R.I.P🕊️ Vonetta Lawrence McGee (January 14, 1945 – July 9, 2010) was an American actress. 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, starrin

Calvin Lockhart (1934-2007) and Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) in a scene from their 1972 film, "Melinda." Ms. McGee played the mysterious "Melinda" and Mr. Lockhart played a popular DJ named "Frankie Parker" (that name no doubt inspired by the legendary DJ Frankie Crocker) who finds himself drawn into solving a murder mystery. | Vintage Black Glamour

The inspiring story of Vonetta Flowers 👏🇺🇸 | Olympics

1.4M views · 9K reactions | On this day 15 years ago, Vonetta Flowers made Olympic history with her bobsled partner Jill Bakken. | Olympics | Facebook