Nina Mae McKinney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 12, 1912
- Died
- May 3, 1967 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Copper Canyon
Movie · as Theresa
Pinky
Movie · as Rozelia
Danger Street
Movie · as Veronica
Swanee Showboat
Movie
Night Train to Memphis
Movie · as Maid
Mantan Messes Up
Movie · as Nina
The Power of the Whistler
Movie · as Flotilda
Dark Waters
Movie · as Florella
Together Again
Movie · as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
The Devil's Daughter
Movie · as Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
Movie · as Ida Williams
Gang Smashers
Movie · as Laura Jackson
Television Demonstration Film
Movie
The Lonely Trail
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
Movie · as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Reckless
Movie · as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Sanders of the River
Movie · as Lilongo
Kentucky Minstrels
Movie
What Price Jazz
Movie · as Dancer
Blood Money
Movie · as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Movie · as Miss Nina
Safe in Hell
Movie · as Leonie
They Learned About Women
Movie · as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Hallelujah
Movie · as Chick
Manhattan Serenade
Movie · as Singer / Dancer