Nina Mae McKinney

Known for ActingBorn 1912-06-12Died 1967-05-03Lancaster, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Kentucky Minstrels

Night Train to Memphis

Straight to Heaven

Gang Smashers

Mantan Messes Up

What Price Jazz

Pie, Pie Blackbird

Pinky

Swanee Showboat

Blood Money

Safe in Hell

Danger Street

Hallelujah

The Black Network

Dark Waters

The Power of the Whistler

Copper Canyon

Sanders of the River

Together Again

Reckless

The Lonely Trail

They Learned About Women

The Devil's Daughter

Manhattan Serenade

Television Demonstration Film