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| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana〔 | baptised = | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = American | other_names = | ethnicity = African American | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor, model, business owner | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Role in ''The House on Skull Mountain'' | notable_works = | style = | home_town = New Orleans, Louisiana | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = Albert Hubbard (1966-1968) Robert DoQui (1969-1978) Robert H. Tucker, Jr. (1979-1998) | partner = | children = Robert Diago DoQui (born 1971) Iam Christian Tucker (born 1983) | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = Janee Michelle.JPG | signature_alt = The handwritten name "Janée Michelle" in grey slanted from the bottom left to the top right all on a white background with the "M" curled under the first name | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} Janee Michelle (born 1946), born Geneva Leona Mercadel and also known as Gee Tucker, is an American actor, model, dancer, and businessperson best known for her role in the 1974 horror film ''The House on Skull Mountain''. Her acting and modeling career has included appearances in a variety of media, including films, television programs and advertisements, theatrical productions, and print advertisements. Meradel made her first film appearance in the 1964 short film ''The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes''. She adopted the stage name Janee Michelle because her talent agent and the film studio both believed her birth name would be poorly received. Michelle's acting in the television series ''The Outcasts'' in 1968 was critically acclaimed, which led to several offers of film roles. Both in a 1969 episode of ''The Governor & J.J.'' and in the 1970 film ''Soul Soldier'', Michelle acted alongside her then-husband Robert DoQui. In 1977, Michelle was the queen in the New Orleans Mardi Gras Zulu parade. She was the first Zulu queen to wear two different gowns, both of which were designed by Bob Mackie, who had designed outfits for Cher. She divorced DoQui in 1978 and married New Orleans politician Robert H. Tucker, Jr. the following year; she changed her name to Gee Tucker and became a businessperson. In 1980, the couple founded Tucker and Associates, a management consulting company that, in 1990, received a contract with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, representing the largest contract that had ever been received by a minority-owned company in Louisiana. While working on this contract, Michelle and Tucker started a second company called Integrated Logistical Support. The couple divorced and Michelle retained ownership of Tucker and Associates while Tucker retained ownership of Integrated Logistical Support. When Tucker retired in 2008, the couple's daughter Iam Tucker replaced him as president of Integrated Logistical Support. After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Michelle purchased Sophie's Gelato, an ice cream parlor on Magazine Street where she makes gelato in-house. ==Early life== Janee Michelle was born Geneva Leona Mercadel in New Orleans, Louisiana.〔 Michelle's great-grandfather Mercadel was a shoemaker who immigrated to New York from Champagne, France before moving to New Orleans in pursuit of a warmer climate.〔 Michelle's extended family was large and had lived in the 7th Ward of New Orleans for many years. Michelle is related to Sidney Barthelemy, former Mayor of New Orleans. Traditionally, the Mercadels had worked in construction, and some of Michelle's cousins continued this tradition. Michelle's mother's surname was Mathieu and her family background included people from Africa, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as Choctaw people. Michelle grew up in a religious home in which her father, Walter F. Mercadel, was a barber and her mother was a beautician.〔 She had three siblings: an older brother named Walbert and two younger sisters named Zernell and Zona.〔 At age 13, Michelle created, produced, designed, and directed a dance show at the YWCA in New Orleans. She was named Miss New Orleans in 1960.〔 She attended Rivers Frederick Junior High School where her principal, Leah McKenna, encouraged her to pursue a career in entertainment.〔 While in high school, Michelle won fifteen certificates and medals for language proficiency. She started high school in New Orleans and then transferred to Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California,〔 when her family moved there as a result of her mother's illness, which was aggravated by the high humidity of New Orleans.〔 Her father was unemployed at the time and her brother's wife was pregnant, so she started working as a cook to support the family.〔 She graduated from Manual Arts ranked 25th scholastically in her 500-student class,〔 and then attended Los Angeles City College and Woodbury College, receiving her best grades in English studies. She took drama courses from Actors Studio West and the Columbia Film Workshop.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janee Michelle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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