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Tina McGee | |
Aliases: | Christina McGee |
Continuity: | The Flash |
Notability: | Main character |
Type: | Scientist |
Gender: | Female |
Race: | Human |
Location: | STAR Labs, Central City, Missouri |
Status: | Alive |
Born: | 1959 [1] |
First: | "Pilot (Part 1)" |
Final: | "The Trial of the Trickster" |
Actor: | Amanda Pays |
Tina McGee is a fictional scientist and one of the main characters from The Flash live-action television series, which aired on CBS from 1990-1991. Played by actress Amanda Pays, she was introduced in the two-part pilot episode and was credited in every episode from the series.
Overview[]
Christina "Tina" McGee was a scientist who worked at STAR Labs in Central City and was assigned to help Barry Allen deal with his super-speed powers, eventually by giving him a special suit that was modified into a super-hero costume when Barry became the Flash.
Biography[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Tina McGee was created by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo based on concepts originally developed by writer Mike Baron and artist Jackson Guice.
- The television version of Tina McGee is based on the DC Comics character, Tina McGee, who was a supporting character of Wally West's take on the Flash as shown in The Flash, Volume 2. Tina was introduced in The Flash, Volume 2 #3.
- Although Tina operated out of Central City, Missouri, her accent implies that she was originally born in England.
- In September, 2014, it was announced that actress Amanda Pays would be reprising the role of Tina McGee (albeit in a different continuity) for the live-action reboot of The Flash, making her the second original series cast member (after John Wesley Shipp) to have an active role in the new series. [2]
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- ↑ Date approximated based upon the age of actress Amanda Pays.
- ↑ Variety.com; "CW’s ‘The Flash’ Casts Original Show’s Heroine"; September 14th, 2014; Whitney Friedlander.
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