Acting · Lancaster, South Carolina, USA · Born June 12, 1912
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
1950
as Theresa
MoviePinky
1949
as Rozelia
MovieDanger Street
1947
as Veronica
MovieSwanee Showboat
1947
MovieNight Train to Memphis
1946
as Maid
MovieMantan Messes Up
1946
as Nina
MovieThe Power of the Whistler
1945
as Flotilda
MovieTogether Again
1944
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
MovieDark Waters
1944
as Florella
MovieThe Devil's Daughter
1939
as Isabelle Walton
MovieStraight to Heaven
1939
as Ida Williams
Gang Smashers
1938
as Laura Jackson
Television Demonstration Film
1937
MovieThe Lonely Trail
1936
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Network
1936
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
MovieSanders of the River
1935
as Lilongo
MovieReckless
1935
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Kentucky Minstrels
1934
MovieWhat Price Jazz
1934
as Dancer
MovieBlood Money
1933
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
1932
as Miss Nina
MovieSafe in Hell
1931
as Leonie
MovieThey Learned About Women
1930
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Manhattan Serenade
1929
as Singer / Dancer
MovieHallelujah
1929
as Chick
