Barbara Mcnair Biography: Black lead actress and singer, onscreen from 1968.
Singer/actress, worked with Motown Records, appeared in the movie "They Call Me Mister Tibbs"
Despite a recording career that extended for nearly two decades, including a stint at the famed Motown label, Barbara McNair remains better-known as an actress than as a singer, utilizing both skills as the star of her own eponymously-titled television variety series. Born January 1, 1934, in Chicago, and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, McNair began singing as a child and, after spending a year at UCLA, she relocated to New York City, working as a secretary for ... [Read more about Barbara Mcnair] - [Celebrity Biographies]
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