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