Nina Mae McKinney
Acting
Born: 1912-06-12 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Known For
Pinky
Rozelia
Safe in Hell
Leonie
Hallelujah
Chick
Dark Waters
Florella
Copper Canyon
Theresa
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
What Price Jazz
Dancer
Danger Street
Veronica
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
Swanee Showboat
Kentucky Minstrels
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
Mantan Messes Up
Nina