Nina Mae McKinney
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1912-06-12
Day of Death
1967-05-03 (54 years old)
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
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Theresa
(1949)
Pinky
as Rozelia
(1947)
Danger Street
as Veronica
(1946)
Mantan Messes Up
as Nina
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Maid
(1945)
The Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda
(1944)
Dark Waters
as Florella
(1944)
Together Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
(1940)
(1939)
The Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton
(1939)
Straight to Heaven
as Ida Williams
(1938)
Gang Smashers
as Laura Jackson
(1936)
The Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1936)
The Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
(1935)
Reckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
(1935)
Sanders of the River
as Lilongo
(1934)
(1934)
What Price Jazz
as Dancer
(1933)
Blood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
(1932)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Leonie
(1930)
They Learned About Women
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
(1929)
Hallelujah
as Chick
(1929)
Manhattan Serenade
as Singer / Dancer