Actor
Nina Mae McKinney
114 years · Lancaster, South Carolina, USA · 20 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 20
Copper Canyon
1950 · Theresa
On Hoopla
Pinky
1949 · Rozelia
Danger Street
1947 · Veronica
On Plex
Swanee Showboat
1947 · Actor
Night Train to Memphis
1946 · Maid
Mantan Messes Up
1946 · Nina
The Power of the Whistler
1945 · Flotilda
Together Again
1944 · Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Dark Waters
1944 · Florella
On Filmtap
The Devil's Daughter
1939 · Isabelle Walton
On Plex
Straight to Heaven
1939 · Ida Williams
The Lonely Trail
1936 · Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
1936 · Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Sanders of the River
1935 · Lilongo
On Artiflix
Reckless
1935 · Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
What Price Jazz
1934 · Dancer
Blood Money
1933 · Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
1931 · Leonie
On YouTube TV
They Learned About Women
1930 · Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
On TCM
Hallelujah
1929 · Chick
On Kanopy