Nina Mae McKinney

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1912-06-12 (55 years old)

Deathday

1967-05-03

Place of Birth

Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Nina Mae McKinney

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.

Acting

1944

Dark Waters

as Florella

1931

Safe in Hell

as Leonie

1929

Hallelujah

as Chick

1939

The Devil's Daughter

as Isabelle Walton

1947

Danger Street

as Veronica

1936

The Lonely Trail

as Dancer (uncredited)

1932

Pie, Pie Blackbird

as Miss Nina

1936

The Black Network

as Nina Mae - Radio Singer

1935

Reckless

as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer

1935

1944

Together Again

as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)

1949

Pinky

as Rozelia

1929

Manhattan Serenade

as Singer / Dancer

1938

Gang Smashers

as Laura Jackson

1939

Straight to Heaven

as Ida Williams

1946

1933

Blood Money

as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)

1934

1930

They Learned About Women

as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness

1950

Copper Canyon

as Theresa

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