Nina Mae McKinney
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.
Filmography (25 titles)
5.7MovieCopper Canyon
Theresa · 1950
7.1MoviePinky
Rozelia · 1949
6.5MovieDanger Street
Veronica · 1947
7.0MovieSwanee Showboat
1947
9.0MovieNight Train to Memphis
Maid · 1946
8.0MovieMantan Messes Up
Nina · 1946
5.9MovieThe Power of the Whistler
Flotilda · 1945
5.5MovieTogether Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) · 1944
6.0MovieDark Waters
Florella · 1944
3.9MovieThe Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton · 1939
9.0MovieStraight to Heaven
Ida Williams · 1939
Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson · 1938
Television Demonstration Film
1937
4.8MovieThe Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited) · 1936
6.4MovieThe Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer · 1936
5.8MovieSanders of the River
Lilongo · 1935
5.1MovieReckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer · 1935
Kentucky Minstrels
1934
7.7MovieWhat Price Jazz
Dancer · 1934
7.1MovieBlood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) · 1933
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Miss Nina · 1932
6.7MovieSafe in Hell
Leonie · 1931
4.8MovieThey Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness · 1930
Manhattan Serenade
Singer / Dancer · 1929
6.7MovieHallelujah
Chick · 1929