Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1912-06-12 (55 years old)
Deathday
1967-05-03
Place of Birth
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Also known As
Nina McKinney
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.
1944
as Florella
1931
as Leonie
1929
as Chick
1939
as Isabelle Walton
1947
as Veronica
1936
as Dancer (uncredited)
1932
as Miss Nina
1936
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
1935
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1935
as Lilongo
1944
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1946
as Maid
1949
as Rozelia
1940
1929
as Singer / Dancer
1938
as Laura Jackson
1939
as Ida Williams
1945
as Flotilda
1946
as Nina
1933
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1934
as Dancer
1930
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1950
as Theresa
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