Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1912-06-12
Day of Death
1967-05-03
Place of Birth
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Nina Mae McKinney
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 (25)
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Theresa
Copper Canyon
1950
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Rozelia
Pinky
1949
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Veronica
Danger Street
1947
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Maid
Night Train to Memphis
1946
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Nina
Mantan Messes Up
1946
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Flotilda
The Power of the Whistler
1945
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Together Again
1944
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Florella
Dark Waters
1944
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Unknown
Swanee Showboat
1940
⭐ 3.9
Role:
Isabelle Walton
The Devil's Daughter
1939
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Ida Williams
Straight to Heaven
1939No Image
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Laura Jackson
Gang Smashers
1938No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Television Demonstration Film
1937
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Dancer (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail
1936
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
