Demetria McKinney

Known for: Acting

Born: 1979-08-27 (age 47)

From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Demetria McKinney is an acclaimed actress and R&B singer best known for starring as Janine Payne on the long-running sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Beyond her extensive television and stage acting credits, she is a trained vocalist who released her debut studio album, Officially Yours, in 2017.

Filmography (22)

MOVIE★ 10.0
God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story
2023
as Sheila
TV★ 7.5
The Winchesters
2022
as Ada Monroe
MOVIE★ 8.3
Sons 2 the Grave
2022
as Vanessa Bishop
MOVIE★ 6.3
Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas
2021
as Olivia
MOVIE★ 6.3
Coins Forever
2021
as Althea
TV★ 7.9
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
as Anacostia Quartermain
TV★ 8.1
A House Divided
2019
as Carissa Walker
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Stone Cold Christmas
2018
as Mia Stone
TV★ 5.9
Superstition
2017
as May Westbrook
MOVIE★ 7.1
Bobbi Kristina
2017
as Whitney Houston
TV★ 5.3
The Quad
2017
as Beretta Hobbs
TV★ 8.0
Saints & Sinners
2016
as Tamara Calloway
TV★ 8.3
Chicago Med
2015
as Mrs. James
TV★ 7.1
Devious Maids
2013
as Natasha Jones
MOVIE★ 8.1
Raising Izzie
2012
as Singer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Church Girl
2012
as Emily
MOVIE★ 4.1
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
2010
as Shonda
TV★ 5.9
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
2008
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
as Janine Shelton-Payne
MOVIE★ 6.0
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006
as Trina
MOVIE
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004
as Melanie
MOVIE
Scavenger Hunt
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as Principal