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.

Known For

Dark Waters
Dark Waters
Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
The Black Network
The Black Network
Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River

Filmography

1950 Copper Canyon
as Theresa
1949 Pinky
as Rozelia
1947 Danger Street
as Veronica
1946 Night Train to Memphis
as Maid
1946 Mantan Messes Up
as Nina
1945 The Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda
1944 Together Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1944 Dark Waters
as Florella
1940 Swanee Showboat
as
1939 The Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton
1939 Straight to Heaven
as Ida Williams
1938 Gang Smashers
as Laura Jackson
1936 The Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited)
1936 The Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
1935 Sanders of the River
as Lilongo
1935 Reckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1934 Kentucky Minstrels
as
1934 What Price Jazz
as Dancer
1933 Blood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1932 Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina