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.
Filmography
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Nina (clip from Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932))
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance (1992)
Movie
Theresa
Copper Canyon (1950)
Movie
Rozelia
Pinky (1949)
Movie
Veronica
Danger Street (1947)
Movie
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Together Again (1944)
Movie
Florella
Dark Waters (1944)
Movie
Nina McKinney
Swanee Showboat (1940)
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
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Reckless (1935)
Movie
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Blood Money (1933)
Movie
Miss Nina
Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932)
Movie
Leonie - the Hotel Manager
Safe in Hell (1931)
Movie
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
They Learned About Women (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1912-06-12
Deathday1967-05-03 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceLancaster, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Nina McKinney
AwardsBlack Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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