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Barbara McNair

Barbara McNair

Actor · Born 1934-03-04 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Barbara Jean McNair (March 4, 1934 – February 4, 2007) was an African-American singer and actress. Born Barbara Joan McNair in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, McNair studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Her big break came with a win on Arthur Godfrey's TV show Talent Scouts, which led to bookings at The Purple Onion and the Cocoanut Grove. She soon became one of the country's most popular headliners and a guest on such television variety shows as The Steve Allen Show, Hullabaloo, The Bell Telephone Hour, and The Hollywood Palace, while recording for the Coral, Signature, and Motown labels. Among her hits were "You're Gonna Love My Baby" and "Bobby". In the early 60s, Barbara made several musical shorts for Scopitone, a franchise of coin-operated machines that showed what were the forerunners of today's music videos. McNair's acting career began on television, guesting on series such as Dr. Kildare, The Eleventh Hour, I Spy, Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes and McMillan and Wife. McNair posed nude for Playboy in the October 1968 issue. She caught the attention of the movie-going public with her much-publicized nude sequences in the…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mission: Impossible (1966)
  2. Hogan's Heroes (1965) — Kumasa
  3. The Jeffersons (1975)
  4. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) — Valerie Tibbs
  5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  6. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  7. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
  8. The Organization (1971) — Valerie Tibbs
  9. Venus in Furs (1969) — Rita
  10. Spencer's Mountain (1963) — Graduation Singer (uncredited)
  11. Police Woman (1974)
  12. Change of Habit (1969) — Sister Irene Hawkins
  13. The Mod Squad (1968)
  14. Vega$ (1978)
  15. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  16. The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
  17. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Mareema Kamba
  18. Fatal Charm (1990) — English Teacher
  19. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
  20. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  21. If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968) — Lily
  22. American Bandstand (1957) — Self
  23. Stiletto (1969) — Ahn Dessie
  24. The Unkissed Bride (1966) — Herself
  25. Kraft Music Hall (1958) — Self
  26. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Singer
  27. Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) — Self
  28. The Hollywood Palace (1964) — Self
  29. The Danny Kaye Show (1963) — Self
  30. Snoops (1989) — Virginia Martin
  31. The New Steve Allen Show (1961) — Self
  32. Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) — Self
  33. To Rome with Love (1969)
  34. Hell Town (1985)
  35. Neon Signs (1996) — Grace
  36. The Lonely Profession (1969) — Donna Travers
  37. Hullabaloo (1965) — Self
  38. The Jim Nabors Hour (1969)
  39. Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989) — Self
  40. The Barbara McNair Show (1969) — Self - Host