Nina Mae McKinney
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.
Filmography
Copper Canyon
1950
as Theresa
Pinky
1949
as Rozelia
Danger Street
1947
as Veronica
Swanee Showboat
1947
Night Train to Memphis
1946
as Maid
Mantan Messes Up
1946
as Nina
The Power of the Whistler
1945
as Flotilda
Together Again
1944
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Dark Waters
1944
as Florella
The Devil's Daughter
1939
as Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
1939
as Ida Williams
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Gang Smashers
1938
as Laura Jackson
- No poster
Television Demonstration Film
1937
The Lonely Trail
1936
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
1936
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Sanders of the River
1935
as Lilongo
Reckless
1935
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
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Kentucky Minstrels
1934
What Price Jazz
1934
as Dancer
Blood Money
1933
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
- No poster
Pie, Pie Blackbird
1932
as Miss Nina
Safe in Hell
1931
as Leonie
They Learned About Women
1930
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
- No poster
Manhattan Serenade
1929
as Singer / Dancer