- Married to actor Carl Lumbly, the couple has a son, Brandon, born in 1988. She and Lumbly, who was a regular on Cagney & Lacey (1981), played husband and wife on the show in which she had a recurring role.
- Is often confused with another actress, Lonette McKee, both of them having similar sounding first and last names and both being light-complected African American women.
- Was considered for the lead role in Cleopatra Jones (1973).
- Was studying at San Francisco State University when she became involved in local acting groups.
- Attended Polytechnic High School in San Francisco, CA, graduating in the class of 1962.
- Was in a live-in relationship with Max Julien, during the early-to-mid 1970s.
- Often played a character who died.
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