Nina Mae McKinney
Acting · 54 years old
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.
Known For
Pinky
Rozelia
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
What Price Jazz
Dancer
Safe in Hell
Leonie
Hallelujah
Chick
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Dark Waters
Florella
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
Copper Canyon
Theresa
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
Danger Street
Veronica
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
Swanee Showboat
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
Mantan Messes Up
Nina