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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.
Copper Canyon
as Theresa
Pinky
as Rozelia
Danger Street
as Veronica
Night Train to Memphis
as Maid
Mantan Messes Up
as Nina
The Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda
Together Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Dark Waters
as Florella
Swanee Showboat
The Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton
Straight to Heaven
as Ida Williams
Gang Smashers
as Laura Jackson
Television Demonstration Film
The Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Sanders of the River
as Lilongo
Reckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
Kentucky Minstrels
What Price Jazz
as Dancer
Blood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina
Safe in Hell
as Leonie
They Learned About Women
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Manhattan Serenade
as Singer / Dancer
Hallelujah
as Chick
