Nina Mae McKinney
June 12, 1912 (112 years old) in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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
Credits
- 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
- 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
- 1931 · Safe in Hell as Leonie
- 1930 · They Learned About Women as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
- 1929 · Manhattan Serenade as Singer / Dancer
- 1929 · Hallelujah as Chick