Nina Mae McKinney

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.

  • Title: Nina Mae McKinney
  • Popularity: 1.042
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1912-06-12
  • Place of Birth: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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  • Also Known As: Nina McKinney
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Nina Mae McKinney Movies

  • 1944
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    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    5.9 1944 HD

    Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters...

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  • 1931
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    Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

    6.7 1931 HD

    To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the...

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  • 1929
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    Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

    6.633 1929 HD

    A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

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  • 1939
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    The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

    2.8 1939 HD

    Sylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.

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  • 1947
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    Danger Street

    Danger Street

    4 1947 HD

    Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

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  • 1936
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    The Lonely Trail

    The Lonely Trail

    4.9 1936 HD

    Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the...

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  • 1932
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    Pie, Pie Blackbird

    Pie, Pie Blackbird

    6 1932 HD

    Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap dancers Fayard and Harold Nicholas.

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  • 1936
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    The Black Network

    The Black Network

    6 1936 HD

    The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since his wife's father put up the money to be the sponsor,...

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  • 1935
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    Reckless

    Reckless

    5.3 1935 HD

    A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.

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  • 1935
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    Sanders of the River

    Sanders of the River

    5.7 1935 HD

    A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a...

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  • 1944
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    Together Again

    Together Again

    5.4 1944 HD

    Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on...

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  • 1946
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    Night Train to Memphis

    Night Train to Memphis

    1 1946 HD

    A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.

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  • 1949
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    Pinky

    Pinky

    7.1 1949 HD

    Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her...

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  • 1940
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    Swanee Showboat

    Swanee Showboat

    1 1940 HD

    A Bevy of Beauties and a Boatload of Fun

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  • 1929
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    Manhattan Serenade

    Manhattan Serenade

    1 1929 HD

    An homage to NYC in the form of a short travelogue.

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  • 1938
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    Gang Smashers

    Gang Smashers

    1 1938 HD

    An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are...

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  • 1934
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    Kentucky Minstrels

    Kentucky Minstrels

    1 1934 HD

    'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1930
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    They Learned About Women

    They Learned About Women

    4 1930 HD

    Jack and Jerry are doing okay between profession baseball and Vaudeville. That is, until love and gold-diggers get in the way.

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  • 1933
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    Blood Money

    Blood Money

    7 1933 HD

    The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work,...

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  • 1934
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    What Price Jazz

    What Price Jazz

    7 1934 HD

    In rhyme, a soapbox preacher, Mr. Blue Laws, enlists Mr. Public Opinion in the efforts of the Society for the Prevention of Jazz. Armed with an ax...

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  • 1939
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    Straight to Heaven

    Straight to Heaven

    1 1939 HD

    Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and...

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  • 1945
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    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

    5.8 1945 HD

    A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on...

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  • 1946
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    Mantan Messes Up

    Mantan Messes Up

    1 1946 HD

    Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.

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  • 1950
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    Copper Canyon

    Copper Canyon

    5.2 1950 HD

    A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter...

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