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Nina Mae McKinney
Actor
Born June 12, 1912Died May 3, 1967 (54 years)
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
1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Actress 'pinky' |
1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Chick |
1950 | Copper Canyon · as Theresa |
1949 | Pinky · as Rozelia |
1947 | Danger Street · as Veronica |
1945 | The Power of the Whistler · as Flotilda |
1944 | Together Again · as Maid In Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited) |
1944 | Dark Waters · as Florella |
1939 | The Devil's Daughter · as Isabelle Walton |
1938 | Gang Smashers · as Laura Jackson |
1936 | The Lonely Trail · as Dancer (uncredited) |
1935 | Sanders of the River · as Lilongo |
1935 | Reckless · as Nina Mae Mckinney - Singer |
1933 | Blood Money · as Rebecca, Ruby's Maid (uncredited) |
1932 | Passing the Buck · as Cast |
1931 | Safe in Hell · as Leonie |
1930 | They Learned About Women · as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness |
1929 | Hallelujah · as Chick |
1928 | The Big City · as Girl Dancer |