Nina Mae McKinney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 12, 1912, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
- Died
- May 3, 1967
- Movies
- 25
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 Movies
Filmography
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Theresa |
| 1949 | Pinky | Rozelia |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Veronica |
| 1947 | Swanee Showboat | |
| 1946 | Night Train to Memphis | Maid |
| 1946 | Mantan Messes Up | Nina |
| 1945 | The Power of the Whistler | Flotilda |
| 1944 | Together Again | Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Florella |
| 1939 | The Devil's Daughter | Isabelle Walton |
| 1939 | Straight to Heaven | Ida Williams |
| 1938 | Gang Smashers | Laura Jackson |
| 1937 | Television Demonstration Film | |
| 1936 | The Lonely Trail | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Black Network | Nina Mae - Radio Singer |
| 1935 | Sanders of the River | Lilongo |
| 1935 | Reckless | Nina Mae McKinney - Singer |
| 1934 | Kentucky Minstrels | |
| 1934 | What Price Jazz | Dancer |
| 1933 | Blood Money | Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Pie, Pie Blackbird | Miss Nina |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Leonie |
| 1930 | They Learned About Women | Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness |
| 1929 | Manhattan Serenade | Singer / Dancer |
| 1929 | Hallelujah | Chick |
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