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Nina Mae McKinney

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: Acting

Born: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA, 1912-06-12

Died: 1967-05-03

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	Hallelujah	Chick	66
2	1929	Manhattan Serenade	Singer / Dancer	0
3	1930	They Learned About Women	Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness	40
4	1931	Safe in Hell	Leonie	68
5	1932	Pie, Pie Blackbird	Miss Nina	60
6	1933	Blood Money	Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)	70
7	1934	What Price Jazz	Dancer	70
8	1934	Kentucky Minstrels		0
9	1935	Reckless	Nina Mae McKinney - Singer	53
10	1935	Sanders of the River	Lilongo	57
11	1936	The Black Network	Nina Mae - Radio Singer	60
12	1936	The Lonely Trail	Dancer (uncredited)	46
13	1938	Gang Smashers	Laura Jackson	0
14	1939	Straight to Heaven	Ida Williams	0
15	1939	The Devil's Daughter	Isabelle Walton	28
16	1940	Swanee Showboat		0
17	1944	Dark Waters	Florella	58
18	1944	Together Again	Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)	54
19	1945	The Power of the Whistler	Flotilda	58
20	1946	Mantan Messes Up	Nina	0
21	1946	Night Train to Memphis	Maid	0
22	1947	Danger Street	Veronica	40
23	1949	Pinky	Rozelia	71
24	1950	Copper Canyon	Theresa	53

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data