Nina Mae McKinney
Acting
1912-06-12 · Lancaster, 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.
movieCopper Canyon
as Theresa · 1950 · 5.7
moviePinky
as Rozelia · 1949 · 7.1
movieDanger Street
as Veronica · 1947 · 6.5
movieNight Train to Memphis
as Maid · 1946 · 9.0
movieMantan Messes Up
as Nina · 1946 · 8.0
movieThe Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda · 1945 · 5.9
movieTogether Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) · 1944 · 5.5
movieDark Waters
as Florella · 1944 · 6.0
movieSwanee Showboat
as · 1940 · 7.0
movieThe Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton · 1939 · 3.9
movieStraight to Heaven
as Ida Williams · 1939 · 9.0
movieGang Smashers
as Laura Jackson · 1938 · 9.0
movieTelevision Demonstration Film
as · 1937 · 0.0
movieThe Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited) · 1936 · 4.8
movieThe Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer · 1936 · 6.3
movieSanders of the River
as Lilongo · 1935 · 5.8
movieReckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer · 1935 · 5.1
movieKentucky Minstrels
as · 1934 · 10.0
movieWhat Price Jazz
as Dancer · 1934 · 8.5
movieBlood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) · 1933 · 7.1
moviePie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina · 1932 · 7.5
movieSafe in Hell
as Leonie · 1931 · 6.7
movieThey Learned About Women
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness · 1930 · 4.8
movieManhattan Serenade
as Singer / Dancer · 1929 · 4.0