Nina Mae McKinney
Born
June 12, 1912
Died
May 3, 1967 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Copper Canyon
Theresa
1950
Pinky
Rozelia
1949
Danger Street
Veronica
1947
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
1946
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
1946
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
1945
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1944
Dark Waters
Florella
1944
Swanee Showboat
1940
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
1939
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
1939
Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson
1938
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
1936
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
1936
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
1935
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1935
Kentucky Minstrels
1934
What Price Jazz
Dancer
1934
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1933
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina
1932
Safe in Hell
Leonie
1931
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1930
Manhattan Serenade
Singer / Dancer
1929
Hallelujah
Chick
1929