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Nina Mae McKinney

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

114

Movies

25

TV

0

Born: June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967
From: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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.

Works

25 films

Pinky

Pinky

19497.1

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

19296.7

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

19505.7

Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

19316.7

Together Again

Together Again

19445.5

Television Demonstration Film

Television Demonstration Film

1937

The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

19364.8

Reckless

Reckless

19355.1

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

19455.9

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

19469.0

Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River

19355.8

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

19446.0

Danger Street

Danger Street

19476.5

Blood Money

Blood Money

19337.1

Manhattan Serenade

Manhattan Serenade

19294.0

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

19393.9

What Price Jazz

What Price Jazz

19347.7

Straight to Heaven

Straight to Heaven

19399.0

They Learned About Women

They Learned About Women

19304.8

Kentucky Minstrels

Kentucky Minstrels

193410.0

Mantan Messes Up

Mantan Messes Up

19468.0

The Black Network

The Black Network

19366.4

Pie, Pie Blackbird

Pie, Pie Blackbird

19327.3

Gang Smashers

Gang Smashers

19389.0

Swanee Showboat

Swanee Showboat

19477.0