Nina Mae McKinney

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

Died: 1967-05-03

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.

Filmography

• Pinky (1949)
• Copper Canyon (1950)
• Safe in Hell (1931)
• The Power of the Whistler (1945)
• Sanders of the River (1935)
• The Lonely Trail (1936)
• Straight to Heaven (1939)
• Mantan Messes Up (1946)
• Night Train to Memphis (1946)
• They Learned About Women (1930)
• What Price Jazz (1934)
• The Black Network (1936)
• Swanee Showboat (1947)