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Nina Mae McKinney
Born
12 June 1912
Died
3 May 1967
Place
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Acting

Nina Mae McKinney

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.

As actor

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950 · Theresa
Pinky

Pinky

1949 · Rozelia
Danger Street

Danger Street

1947 · Veronica
Swanee Showboat

Swanee Showboat

1947
Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946 · Maid
Mantan Messes Up

Mantan Messes Up

1946 · Nina
The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

1945 · Flotilda
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944 · Florella
Together Again

Together Again

1944 · Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1939 · Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven

Straight to Heaven

1939 · Ida Williams

Gang Smashers

1938 · Laura Jackson

Television Demonstration Film

1937
The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

1936 · Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network

The Black Network

1936 · Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Reckless

Reckless

1935 · Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River

1935 · Lilongo

Kentucky Minstrels

1934
What Price Jazz

What Price Jazz

1934 · Dancer
Blood Money

Blood Money

1933 · Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)

Pie, Pie Blackbird

1932 · Miss Nina
Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

1931 · Leonie
They Learned About Women

They Learned About Women

1930 · Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Hallelujah

Hallelujah

1929 · Chick

Manhattan Serenade

1929 · Singer / Dancer