Person
Nina Mae McKinney
Acting · 1912–1967 · Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Known for
Hallelujah
Chick
Pinky
Rozelia
Copper Canyon
Theresa
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Safe in Hell
Leonie
Television Demonstration Film
1937
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
Danger Street
Veronica
Filmography
- 1950Copper CanyonTheresa
- 1949PinkyRozelia
- 1947Danger StreetVeronica
- 1947Swanee Showboat
- 1946Night Train to MemphisMaid
- 1946Mantan Messes UpNina
- 1945The Power of the WhistlerFlotilda
- 1944Together AgainMaid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
- 1944Dark WatersFlorella
- 1939The Devil's DaughterIsabelle Walton
- 1939Straight to HeavenIda Williams
- 1938Gang SmashersLaura Jackson
- 1937Television Demonstration Film
- 1936The Lonely TrailDancer (uncredited)
- 1936The Black NetworkNina Mae - Radio Singer
- 1935Sanders of the RiverLilongo
- 1935RecklessNina Mae McKinney - Singer
- 1934Kentucky Minstrels
- 1934What Price JazzDancer
- 1933Blood MoneyRebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
- 1932Pie, Pie BlackbirdMiss Nina
- 1931Safe in HellLeonie
- 1930They Learned About WomenSpecialty Singer - Harlem Madness
- 1929Manhattan SerenadeSinger / Dancer
- 1929HallelujahChick
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