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Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 12, 1912
Died May 03, 1967 (54)
Birthplace Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, M ... cKinney 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.

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Filmography

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950

as Theresa

Pinky

Pinky

1949

as Rozelia

Danger Street

Danger Street

1947

as Veronica

Mantan Messes Up

Mantan Messes Up

1946

as Nina

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946

as Maid

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

1945

as Flotilda

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Florella

Together Again

Together Again

1944

as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1939

as Isabelle Walton

Straight to Heaven

Straight to Heaven

1939

as Ida Williams

Gang Smashers

Gang Smashers

1938

as Laura Jackson

The Black Network

The Black Network

1936

as Nina Mae - Radio Singer

The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

1936

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River

1935

as Lilongo

Reckless

Reckless

1935

as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer

What Price Jazz

What Price Jazz

1934

as Dancer

Blood Money

Blood Money

1933

as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)

Pie, Pie Blackbird

Pie, Pie Blackbird

1932

as Miss Nina

Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

1931

as Leonie

They Learned About Women

They Learned About Women

1930

as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

1929

as Chick

Manhattan Serenade

Manhattan Serenade

1929

as Singer / Dancer

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2025 5 1 1 1
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