Nina Mae McKinney
Actor
Born June 12, 1912 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.
Filmography
Copper Canyon
Theresa
Pinky
Rozelia
Danger Street
Veronica
Swanee Showboat
Night Train to Memphis
Maid
Mantan Messes Up
Nina
The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda
Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Dark Waters
Florella
The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Sanders of the River
Lilongo
Reckless
Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
What Price Jazz
Dancer
Blood Money
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
Leonie
They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Hallelujah
Chick