Biography
Nina Mae McKinney (June 12, 1912 β 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.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
self 2
Theresa
Copper Canyon (1950)
Movie
Rozelia
Pinky (1949)
Movie
Veronica
Danger Street (1947)
Movie
Maid
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Movie
Nina
Mantan Messes Up (1946)
Movie
Flotilda
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
Movie
5.67
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Together Again (1944)
Movie
Florella
Dark Waters (1944)
Movie
Isabelle Walton
The Devil's Daughter (1939)
Movie
Ida Williams
Straight to Heaven (1939)
Movie
Laura Jackson
Gang Smashers (1938)
Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
Movie
Nina Mae McKinney
The Black Network (1936)
Movie
Lilongo
Sanders of the River (1935)
Movie
6
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Reckless (1935)
Movie
Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
Movie
Dancer
What Price Jazz (1934)
Movie
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Blood Money (1933)
Movie
Miss Nina
Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932)
Movie
Leonie
Safe in Hell (1931)
Movie
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
They Learned About Women (1930)
Movie
Chick
Hallelujah (1929)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.22
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1912-06-12
Deathday1967-05-03 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceLancaster, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsBlack Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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