Nina Mae McKinney
Born: 1912-06-12 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Died: 1967-05-03
Known For: Acting
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
1950
- Copper Canyon as Theresa
1949
- Pinky as Rozelia
1947
- Danger Street as Veronica
1946
- Night Train to Memphis as Maid
- Mantan Messes Up as Nina
1945
- The Power of the Whistler as Flotilda
1944
- Together Again as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
- Dark Waters as Florella
1940
1939
- The Devil's Daughter as Isabelle Walton
- Straight to Heaven as Ida Williams
1938
- Gang Smashers as Laura Jackson
1936
- The Lonely Trail as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Black Network as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
1935
- Reckless as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
- Sanders of the River as Lilongo
1934
- What Price Jazz as Dancer
- Kentucky Minstrels
1933
- Blood Money as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1932
- Pie, Pie Blackbird as Miss Nina
1931
- Safe in Hell as Leonie
1930
- They Learned About Women as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1929
- Hallelujah as Chick
- Manhattan Serenade as Singer / Dancer