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Nina Mae McKinney

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 06/12/1912 († 54, 05/03/1967) | Lancaster, South Carolina (United States of America (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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Nina Mae McKinney

Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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Movies with Nina Mae McKinney as Actress(22)

as Theresa1950 Copper Canyon
as Rozelia1949 Pinky
as Veronica1947 Danger Street
as Nina1946 Mantan Messes Up
as Florella1944 Dark Waters
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)1944 Together Again
as Ida Williams1939 Straight to Heaven
as Isabelle Walton1939 The Devil's Daughter
as Laura Jackson1938 Gang Smashers
as Dancer (uncredited)1936 The Lonely Trail
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer1936 The Black Network
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer1935 Reckless
as Lilongo1935 Sanders of the River
as Dancer1934 What Price Jazz
as Rebecca - Ruby's maid1933 Blood Money
as Miss Nina1932 Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Leonie1931 Safe in Hell
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness1930 They Learned About Women
as Chick1929 Hallelujah

Born: Wednesday, 06/12 1912 (June) in Lancaster, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 05/03 1967 (May) in New York City (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Nina Mae McKinney frequently works together with these people:
Bess Flowers (3x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (3x, Crew)
Clarence Muse (2x, Actor)
Winston Miller (2x, Crew)
Kae Salkow (2x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (2x, Crew)
King Vidor (2x, Crew)
Virginia Van Upp (2x, Crew)
Bo Jinkins (2x, Cast)
Harry S. Pepper (2x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:679046, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024