Nina Mae McKinney
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican actress (1912-1967)
Nina Mae McKinney was an American actress and singer 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.
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Pinky
Safe in Hell
Hallelujah
Copper Canyon
Dark Waters
The Power of the Whistler
Reckless
The Lonely Trail
Together Again
Sanders of the River
Blood Money
The Devil's Daughter
They Learned About Women
The Black Network
Danger Street
What Price Jazz
Night Train to Memphis
Mantan Messes Up
Swanee Showboat
Straight to HeavenAwards 1
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Nina Mae McKinney was an American actress and singer 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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