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Nina Mae McKinney
Born 1912-06-12Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Copper CanyonTheresaPinkyRozeliaDanger StreetVeronicaSwanee ShowboatRoleNight Train to MemphisMaidMantan Messes UpNinaThe Power of the WhistlerFlotildaTogether AgainMaid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)Dark WatersFlorellaThe Devil's DaughterIsabelle WaltonStraight to HeavenIda WilliamsGang SmashersLaura JacksonTelevision Demonstration FilmRoleThe Lonely TrailDancer (uncredited)The Black NetworkNina Mae - Radio SingerSanders of the RiverLilongoRecklessNina Mae McKinney - SingerKentucky MinstrelsRoleWhat Price JazzDancerBlood MoneyRebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)Pie, Pie BlackbirdMiss NinaSafe in HellLeonieThey Learned About WomenSpecialty Singer - Harlem MadnessManhattan SerenadeSinger / Dancer