Nina Mae McKinney
Known for: Acting
Born: June 11, 1912 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA - Died: May 2, 1967
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.
Known for
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Dark Waters
Florella
Safe in Hell
Leonie
Hallelujah
Chick
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
Danger Street
Veronica
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Pinky
Rozelia
Swanee Showboat
Manhattan Serenade
Singer / Dancer
Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson
Kentucky Minstrels
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
What Price Jazz
Dancer
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Theresa