
Acting
Nina Mae McKinney
Acting · Born 1912-06-12 · Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Credits · 24
FilmCopper Canyon
1950 · Theresa
FilmPinky
1949 · Rozelia
FilmDanger Street
1947 · Veronica
FilmSwanee Showboat
1947
FilmNight Train to Memphis
1946 · Maid
FilmMantan Messes Up
1946 · Nina
FilmThe Power of the Whistler
1945 · Flotilda
FilmTogether Again
1944 · Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
FilmDark Waters
1944 · Florella
FilmThe Devil's Daughter
1939 · Isabelle Walton
FilmStraight to Heaven
1939 · Ida Williams
Gang Smashers
FilmGang Smashers
1938 · Laura Jackson
FilmThe Lonely Trail
1936 · Dancer (uncredited)
FilmThe Black Network
1936 · Nina Mae - Radio Singer
FilmSanders of the River
1935 · Lilongo
FilmReckless
1935 · Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Kentucky Minstrels
FilmKentucky Minstrels
1934
FilmWhat Price Jazz
1934 · Dancer
FilmBlood Money
1933 · Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
FilmPie, Pie Blackbird
1932 · Miss Nina
FilmSafe in Hell
1931 · Leonie
FilmThey Learned About Women
1930 · Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Manhattan Serenade
FilmManhattan Serenade
1929 · Singer / Dancer
FilmHallelujah
1929 · Chick