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.
Acted in 20
1950s
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
Danger Street
Veronica
Swanee Showboat
Movie
- 1946
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
- 1945
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
- 1944
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
- 1936
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
- 1935
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
- 1934
What Price Jazz
Dancer
- 1933
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
- 1931
- 1930
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1920s
- 1929
