Nina Mae McKinney
Actor
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.
Filmography
Safe in Hell
as Leonie 1931
Hallelujah
as Chick 1929
Dark Waters
as Florella 1944
Copper Canyon
as Theresa 1950
The Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda 1945
Reckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer 1935
The Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited) 1936
Together Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) 1944
Sanders of the River
as Lilongo 1935
Blood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) 1933
The Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton 1939
They Learned About Women
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness 1930
The Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer 1936
Danger Street
as Veronica 1947
Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina 1932
Manhattan Serenade
as Singer / Dancer 1929