Copper Canyon
1950 · Movie
as Theresa
Nina Mae McKinney
1912-06-12
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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
Pinky
1949 · Movie
as Rozelia
Danger Street
1947 · Movie
as Veronica
Swanee Showboat
1947 · Movie
Night Train to Memphis
1946 · Movie
as Maid
Mantan Messes Up
1946 · Movie
as Nina
The Power of the Whistler
1945 · Movie
as Flotilda
Dark Waters
1944 · Movie
as Florella
Together Again
1944 · Movie
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
The Devil's Daughter
1939 · Movie
as Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
1939 · Movie
as Ida Williams
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Gang Smashers
1938 · Movie
as Laura Jackson
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Television Demonstration Film
1937 · Movie
The Lonely Trail
1936 · Movie
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
1936 · Movie
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Reckless
1935 · Movie
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Sanders of the River
1935 · Movie
as Lilongo
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Kentucky Minstrels
1934 · Movie
What Price Jazz
1934 · Movie
as Dancer
Blood Money
1933 · Movie
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
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Pie, Pie Blackbird
1932 · Movie
as Miss Nina
Safe in Hell
1931 · Movie
as Leonie
They Learned About Women
1930 · Movie
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Hallelujah
1929 · Movie
as Chick
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Manhattan Serenade
1929 · Movie
as Singer / Dancer
