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