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Barbara McNair

Model (person) / Television Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 03/04/1934 († 73, 04/04/2007) | Chicago, Illinois
Barbara Jean McNair(March 4, 1934 – February 4, 2007) was an American singer and theater, television, and film actress. McNair's career spanned over five decades in television, film, and stage. McNair's professional career began in music during the late 1950s, singing in the nightclub circuit. In 1958, McNair released "Till There Was You", her debut single for Coral Records, which was a commercial success. McNair performed all around the world, touring with Nat King Cole and later appearing in his Broadway stage shows I'm with You and The Merry World of Nat King Cole in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, McNair gradually changed over to acting in films and television; she played Sidney Poitier's wife in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and its sequel The Organization (1971). In her later years, McNair returned to performing in nightclubs and on cruise ships. McNair died from throat cancer on February 4, 2007, at the age of 72. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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Movies with Barbara McNair as Actress(12)

as Grace1996 Neon Signs
as English Teacher1990 Fatal Charm
as Valerie Tibbs1971 The Organization
as Valerie Tibbs1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Ahn Dessie1969 Stiletto
as Rita1969 Venus in Furs
as Donna Travers1969 The Lonely Profession
as Sister Irene Hawkins1969 Change of Habit
as herself1966 The Unkissed Bride
as Graduation Singer1963 Spencer's Mountain

TV Shows/Series with Barbara McNair as Actress(22)

1978 Vega$
as herself1970 The Flip Wilson Show
as herself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as herself1965 Hullabaloo
as Kumasa1965 Hogan's Heroes
as Self - Singer1964 The Hollywood Palace
as herself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
as herself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Mareema Kamba1961 Dr. Kildare
as herself1958 Kraft Music Hall
as herself1957 American Bandstand
as Self - Singer1956 The Steve Allen Show
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Barbara Jean McNair
Born: Sunday, 03/04 1934 (March) in Chicago, Illinois
Died: Wednesday, 04/04 2007 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: American Conservatory of Music, Washington Park High School, University of California, Los Angeles
Record Label: Coral
Related to: Curtis Knight
Other names for Barbara McNair (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Barbara Jean McNair"
Barbara McNair frequently works together with these people:
Peggy Lee (12x, Actress)
Diahann Carroll (11x, Actress)
Robert Goulet (11x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (10x, Actress)
Tony Randall (10x, Actor)
Art Carney (10x, Actor)
Sammy Davis Jr. (10x, Actor)
Polly Bergen (10x, Actress)
Count Basie (9x, Actor)
Steve Lawrence (9x, Actor)
Jack Jones (9x, Actor)
Jack H. Harris (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:163919, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024