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Nina Mae McKinney
ActingBORN: 1912-06-12Lancaster, 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.
Top Filmography
7.1
Pinky
1949 // MOVIE
6.6
Safe in Hell
1931 // MOVIE
6.6
Hallelujah
1929 // MOVIE
5.8
Dark Waters
1944 // MOVIE
5.5
Copper Canyon
1950 // MOVIE
5.8
The Power of the Whistler
1945 // MOVIE
5.0
Reckless
1935 // MOVIE
4.6
The Lonely Trail
1936 // MOVIE
5.3
Together Again
1944 // MOVIE
5.7
Sanders of the River
1935 // MOVIE
7.0
Blood Money
1933 // MOVIE
2.8
The Devil's Daughter
1939 // MOVIE
4.0
They Learned About Women
1930 // MOVIE
6.0
The Black Network
1936 // MOVIE
4.0
Danger Street
1947 // MOVIE