Minah Bird
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Early life
Bird was born in from Aba in Nigeria and was educated in Nigeria and Finland.[4]
She appeared in several UK films of the 1970s.
Described as the "only major black starlet in British sex films",[5] she vanished from public view from the late 1970s and was found dead in her London council flat, a few weeks after suffering an apparent heart attack in 1995.[5][6][7]
Career
Bird was listed as one of the "top black fashion models who paved the way for black women in fashion" alongside Iman and Grace Jones.[8]
She appeared on the cover of Oz magazine in November 1970.[9] She is credited with a series in the Sunday Mirror in the mid-1970s that birthed the trend of Kiss N Tell stories in newspapers.[7][10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Up Pompeii | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Love Box (aka Lovebox) | Black Girl ("New Colours" segment) |
| Four Dimensions of Greta | Cynthia | |
| Layout for 5 Models | Maria | |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | Miss America |
| Vampira aka Old Dracula | Rose | |
| It's Not the Size That Counts | Maria | |
| 1976 | Alfie Darling | Gloria |
| 1978 | The Stud | Molly |
| Play For Today (BBC TV) S9.E2: "Victims of Apartheid" | Clara | |
| 1979 | The London Connection | Narcotics Agent |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Mavis (final film role) |
References
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Minah Bird at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".