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