Nina Mae McKinney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 12, 1912
- Place of birth
- Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
- Died
- May 3, 1967
Biography
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.
Movies with Nina Mae McKinney
- Pinky 1949 · ★ 7.1
- Safe in Hell 1931 · ★ 6.7
- Hallelujah 1929 · ★ 6.6
- Dark Waters 1944 · ★ 6.0
- Copper Canyon 1950 · ★ 5.7
- The Power of the Whistler 1945 · ★ 5.9
- Reckless 1935 · ★ 5.2
- Sanders of the River 1935 · ★ 5.6
- The Lonely Trail 1936 · ★ 4.8
- Together Again 1944 · ★ 5.5
- Blood Money 1933 · ★ 7.1
- The Devil's Daughter 1939 · ★ 3.9
- The Black Network 1936 · ★ 6.4
- They Learned About Women 1930 · ★ 4.8
- Pie, Pie Blackbird 1932 · ★ 7.3
- What Price Jazz 1934 · ★ 7.7
- Danger Street 1947 · ★ 6.5
- Night Train to Memphis 1946 · ★ 9.0
- Swanee Showboat 1947 · ★ 7.0
- Manhattan Serenade 1929 · ★ 4.0
- Gang Smashers 1938 · ★ 9.0
- Kentucky Minstrels 1934 · ★ 10.0
- Mantan Messes Up 1946 · ★ 8.0
- Straight to Heaven 1939 · ★ 9.0
- Television Demonstration Film 1937