Nina Mae McKinney
Actress, Singer

Birth Name: Nannie Mayme McKinney

Birthdate: June 12, 1912
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina

Date of Death: May 3, 1967
Location: New York, New York

 

 
Nina Mae McKinney Brief Biography

Nina Mae McKinney was an actress and singer whose first starring role was in Hallelujah! (The first all-black cast motion picture to be done by a major studio.) 

She performed in numerous cabarets and clubs in Europe and was nicknamed “The Black Greta Garbo.”

Nina Mae McKinney has appeared in two Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com films: Hallelujah! and Pinky.

 
Nina Mae McKinney Movies (Filmography)
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1949

Pinky

  Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film.

1947

Danger Street

   

1946

Mantan Messes Up

   

1944

Dark Waters

   

1940

Swanee Showboat

   

1939

The Devil’s Daughters

  Part of a Race Movies DVD that contains four films. The other three films are: Hi-De-Ho, Beware and Reet, Petite and Gone

1939

Straight to Heaven

   

1938

Gang Smashers

   

1935

Sanders of the River

   

1935

Reckless

   

1931

Safe in Hell

   

1929

Hallelujah!

  Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film.
         
Nina Mae McKinney Short Films/Musicals
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1932

Pie, Pie Blackbird

  Available as a bonus feature on the Hallelujah! movie DVD.

1932

Passing the Buck

   
 
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