Demetria McKinney

Demetria McKinney (born August 27, 1979) is an American actress and singer. From 2006 to 2012 she starred in the TBS sitcom. Her other series regular roles include Tv One sitcom ,Bounce TV prime time soap opera and Syfy horror drama.

Her stage credits include playing in the Rhythm and Blues Opera  (2010), and well as role of Deena Jones in  (2012). In 2017, McKinney played in the TV One film .She released her debut album Officially Yours in 2017.

Career
McKinney starred as Janine Shelton–Payne on the TBS comedy series from 2006 to 2012. She was nominated for a 2009 National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Vision Award for Best Performance in a Comedy, in recognition of her work on House of Payne. She set to return for her in the House of Payne spin-off The Paynes in 2018.

From 2012 to 2014, McKinney had series regular role on the TV One comedy series, In 2016, she was cast as Tamara Austin in the Bounce TV prime time television soap opera. In 2017, she was cast opposite and  in the Syfy horror drama .Also in 2017, McKinney starred in the TV One movie as Whitney Houston, the late icon and mother to Bobbi Kristina.

In 2017, McKinney released her debut album Officially Yours. She received nomination for.

In 2018, OWN's she is back to make a appear as a recurring characters in the episode "A Surprise for the Paynes", "Revelations of Payne" and "A Confrontation of Payne". along with Lance Gross, Allen Payne, Doc Shaw and China Anne McClain.

Personal life
McKinney faced homelessness at the age of 17, and has one child.