Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Date of Birth:

Jun 12, 1912

Place of Birth:

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:

Kentucky Minstrels Kentucky Minstrels

1934

Straight to Heaven Straight to Heaven

1939

Gang Smashers Gang Smashers

1938

Manhattan Serenade Manhattan Serenade

1929

Swanee Showboat Swanee Showboat

1940

The Power of the Whistler The Power of the Whistler

1945

Mantan Messes Up Mantan Messes Up

1946

Copper Canyon Copper Canyon

1950

They Learned About Women They Learned About Women

1930

What Price Jazz What Price Jazz

1934

Blood Money Blood Money

1933

Pinky Pinky

1949

Night Train to Memphis Night Train to Memphis

1946

Danger Street Danger Street

1947

The Devil's Daughter The Devil's Daughter

1939

Hallelujah Hallelujah

1929

Safe in Hell Safe in Hell

1931

The Lonely Trail The Lonely Trail

1936

Pie, Pie Blackbird Pie, Pie Blackbird

1932

Together Again Together Again

1944

Sanders of the River Sanders of the River

1935

Reckless Reckless

1935

The Black Network The Black Network

1936

Dark Waters Dark Waters

1944

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