Nina Mae McKinney
Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA — Jun 12 1912• Died May 03 1967
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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.
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Nina Mae McKinney's Credits
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Pinky
Rozelia
Safe in Hell
Leonie
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Theresa
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Danger Street
Veronica
Hallelujah
Chick
Dark Waters
Florella
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
What Price Jazz
Dancer
Kentucky Minstrels
Manhattan Serenade
Singer / Dancer
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Television Demonstration Film
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
Swanee Showboat