Nina Mae McKinney
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.
Acting
Movie
Pinky
as Rozelia
1949
Movie
Safe in Hell
as Leonie
1931
Movie
Hallelujah
as Chick
1929
Movie
Dark Waters
as Florella
1944
Movie
Copper Canyon
as Theresa
1950
Movie
The Power of the Whistler
as Flotilda
1945
Movie
Reckless
as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
1935
Movie
The Lonely Trail
as Dancer (uncredited)
1936
Movie
Sanders of the River
as Lilongo
1935
Movie
Together Again
as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
1944
Movie
Blood Money
as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Devil's Daughter
as Isabelle Walton
1939
Movie
They Learned About Women
as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
1930
Movie
The Black Network
as Nina Mae - Radio Singer
1936
Movie
Danger Street
as Veronica
1947
Movie
Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Miss Nina
1932
Movie
What Price Jazz
as Dancer
1934
Movie
Night Train to Memphis
as Maid
1946
Movie
Swanee Showboat
1940
Movie
Manhattan Serenade
as Singer / Dancer
1929
Movie
Gang Smashers
as Laura Jackson
1938
Movie
Kentucky Minstrels
1934
Movie
Mantan Messes Up
as Nina
1946
Movie
Straight to Heaven
as Ida Williams
1939