Nina Mae McKinney
Age: N/A | From: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Aliases: Nina McKinney
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Safe in Hell
(1931) Leonie
The Power of the Whistler
(1945) Flotilda
Pinky
(1949) Rozelia
Sanders of the River
(1935) Lilongo
Copper Canyon
(1950) Theresa
The Lonely Trail
(1936) Dancer (uncredited)
The Devil's Daughter
(1939) Isabelle Walton
They Learned About Women
(1930) Specialty Singer - Harlem MadnessActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Theresa | |
| 1949 | Rozelia | |
| 1947 | Veronica | |
| 1946 | Maid | |
| Nina | ||
| 1945 | Flotilda | |
| 1944 | Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) | |
| Florella | ||
| 1940 | N/A | |
| 1939 | Isabelle Walton | |
| Ida Williams | ||
| 1938 | Laura Jackson | |
| 1936 | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Nina Mae - Radio Singer | ||
| 1935 | Lilongo | |
| Nina Mae McKinney - Singer | ||
| 1934 | N/A | |
| Dancer | ||
| 1933 | Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Miss Nina | |
| 1931 | Leonie | |
| 1930 | Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness | |
| 1929 | Singer / Dancer | |
| Chick | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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