Nina Mae McKinney
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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
Credits
Copper Canyon (1950)
as Theresa
Sanders of the River (1935)
as Lilongo
Pinky (1949)
as Rozelia
Safe in Hell (1931)
as Leonie
Dark Waters (1944)
as Florella
Reckless (1935)
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Blood Money (1933)
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Together Again (1944)
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
as Flotilda
They Learned About Women (1930)
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Hallelujah (1929)
as Chick
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
as Maid
Television Demonstration Film (1937)
Actor
The Lonely Trail (1936)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Danger Street (1947)
as Veronica
The Devil's Daughter (1939)
as Isabelle Walton
Gang Smashers (1938)
as Laura Jackson
Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
Actor
Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932)
as Miss Nina
Straight to Heaven (1939)
as Ida Williams
Manhattan Serenade (1929)
as Singer / Dancer
Swanee Showboat (1947)
Actor
Mantan Messes Up (1946)
as Nina
What Price Jazz (1934)
as Dancer
The Black Network (1936)
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer