Demetria McKinney
Encyclopedia
Demetria Dyan McKinney (born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
) is an American
actress, singer, songwriter
, model
and dancer. She is best known for her role as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne
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Demetria McKinney is an award winning actress, singer and songwriter from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She is best known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". The show has taped over 222 episodes and has received four (4) consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Best Sitcom. Demetria was nominated for a Prism award for her incredible portrayal as the drug addicted mother turned career woman. Demetria first worked with Tyler Perry on his stage play, "Meet the Browns" and went on to star in several other Tyler Perry plays including "What’s Done In The Dark", "Why Did I Get Married", and "Madea's Family Christmas". Her other stage work includes the lead roles in the successful plays "Church Girl" and the musical "I Dream" in which Demetria portrayed Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Her numerous credits include the films "Daddy's Little Girls" and “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” as well as the hit USA drama "Necessary Roughness". Demetria has extensive vocal and dance training and is currently working on her debut CD with notable producers such as Brian Michael Cox.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach was 19,992, and as of 2010, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach is 19,507 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and dancer. She is best known for her role as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...
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Demetria McKinney is an award winning actress, singer and songwriter from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She is best known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". The show has taped over 222 episodes and has received four (4) consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Best Sitcom. Demetria was nominated for a Prism award for her incredible portrayal as the drug addicted mother turned career woman. Demetria first worked with Tyler Perry on his stage play, "Meet the Browns" and went on to star in several other Tyler Perry plays including "What’s Done In The Dark", "Why Did I Get Married", and "Madea's Family Christmas". Her other stage work includes the lead roles in the successful plays "Church Girl" and the musical "I Dream" in which Demetria portrayed Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Her numerous credits include the films "Daddy's Little Girls" and “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” as well as the hit USA drama "Necessary Roughness". Demetria has extensive vocal and dance training and is currently working on her debut CD with notable producers such as Brian Michael Cox.
Film
- Church Girls (play) (2010)
- Breaking Up Is Hard To DoBreaking Up is Hard to Do"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, and co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two vastly different arrangements.-1962 version:...
(2010) - Standing Reign (2007)
- Why Did I Get Married (play) (2006)
- Meet the Browns (2008)
- U Don't Know Me (play)
- Madea's Christmas Special (play) (2005)
Television
- Tyler Perry's House of PayneTyler Perry's House of PayneTyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...
(2006–present) - Necessary RoughnessNecessary Roughness (TV series)Necessary Roughness is a USA Network television series starring Callie Thorne and Marc Blucas. The one-hour drama series was picked up for 12 episodes on January 19, 2011...
(TV series Eps.Whose Team Are You on? 2011–) USA Network
External links
- Demetria McKinney at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...