Minah Bird facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Minah Bird
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Minah Ogbenyealu Bird
11 March 1950 |
| Died | July 1995 |
| Other names | Minah Uko |
Minah Ogbenyealu Bird, (also known as Mynah Bird, 11 March 1950 – July 1995) was a Nigerian model and actress active in the United Kingdom in the 1970s.
Biography
Bird hailed from Aba in Nigeria and was educated in both Nigeria and Finland.
After appearing in such films as Up Pompeii (1971), Four Dimensions of Greta (1972), The Love Box (1972), Layout for 5 Models (1972), Percy's Progress (1974), Vampira (1974), Alfie Darling (1976), The Stud (1978), The London Connection (1979) and A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979). Described as the "only major black starlet in British films", 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.
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.
She is credited with a series in the Sunday Mirror in the mid 70s that birthed the trend of Kiss N Tell stories in newspapers.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1971 | Up Pompeii | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Love Box | Black girl (New Colours) |
| Four Dimensions of Greta | Cynthia | |
| Layout for 5 Models | Maria | |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | Miss America |
| Vampira | Rose | |
| 1976 | Alfie Darling | Gloria |
| 1978 | The Stud | Molly |
| 1979 | The London Connection | Agent |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Mavis (final film role) |
See also
In Spanish: Minah Bird para niños
