Acting
Nina Mae McKinney
Also Known As: Nina McKinney
Birth Date
June 12, 1912
Death Date
May 3, 1967
(passed away at 54)
Place of Birth
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Biography
Nina Mae McKinney (June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967) was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after beginning her career on Broadway and in Hollywood. Dubbed "The Black Garbo" in Europe because of her striking beauty, McKinney was both one of the first African-American film stars in the United States and one of the first African-Americans to appear on British television.
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Pinky
Rozelia
1949
Hallelujah
Chick
1929
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
1945
Copper Canyon
Theresa
1950
Safe in Hell
Leonie
1931
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
1935
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
1946
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1930
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1944
Dark Waters
Florella
1944
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1933
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1935
Danger Street
Veronica
1947
Television Demonstration Film
1937
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
1936
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
1946
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
1939
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina
1932
Kentucky Minstrels
1934
Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson
1938