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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.
The roles that explain the career.
16 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Theresa | Film |
| 1949 | Pinky | Rozelia | Film |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Veronica | Film |
| 1945 | The Power of the Whistler | Flotilda | Film |
| 1944 | Together Again | Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Florella | Film |
| 1939 | The Devil's Daughter | Isabelle Walton | Film |
| 1936 | The Black Network | Nina Mae - Radio Singer | Film |
| 1936 | The Lonely Trail | Dancer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Reckless | Nina Mae McKinney - Singer | Film |
| 1935 | Sanders of the River | Lilongo | Film |
| 1934 | What Price Jazz | Dancer | Film |
| 1933 | Blood Money | Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Pie, Pie Blackbird | Miss Nina | Film |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Leonie | Film |
| 1929 | Hallelujah | Chick | Film |
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