Nina Mae McKinney
Acting
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.
Filmography 25
Movies (25)
Copper Canyon1950Theresa
Pinky1949Rozelia
Danger Street1947Veronica
Swanee Showboat1947
Night Train to Memphis1946Maid
Mantan Messes Up1946Nina
The Power of the Whistler1945Flotilda
Together Again1944Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Dark Waters1944Florella
The Devil's Daughter1939Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven1939Ida Williams- Gang Smashers1938Laura Jackson
- Television Demonstration Film1937
The Lonely Trail1936Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network1936Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Sanders of the River1935Lilongo
Reckless1935Nina Mae McKinney - Singer- Kentucky Minstrels1934
What Price Jazz1934Dancer
Blood Money1933Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)- Pie, Pie Blackbird1932Miss Nina
Safe in Hell1931Leonie
They Learned About Women1930Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness- Manhattan Serenade1929Singer / Dancer
Hallelujah1929Chick