Acting
Nina Mae McKinney
Also Known As: Nina McKinney
Birth Date
June 12, 1912
Death Date
May 3, 1967
(passed away at 54)
Place of Birth
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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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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Hallelujah
Chick
1929
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Pinky
Rozelia
1949
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Copper Canyon
Theresa
1950
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Television Demonstration Film
1937
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Safe in Hell
Leonie
1931
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Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1935
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Dark Waters
Florella
1944
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Danger Street
Veronica
1947
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Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1933
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Sanders of the River
Lilongo
1935
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They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1930
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The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
1945
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Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1944
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Movie
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
1946
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Movie
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
1936
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Movie
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
1939
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Movie
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
1946
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Kentucky Minstrels
1934
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What Price Jazz
Dancer
1934
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Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina
1932