
Deceased
How Did Nina Mae McKinney Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 54Also known as Nina McKinneyGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/06/1912Born inLancaster, South Carolina, USADied03/05/1967Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3341939 ↗Buried atWoodlawn CemeteryTMDb#127560 ↗
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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Copper CanyonMovie | Theresa | 38 |
| 1949 | PinkyMovie | Rozelia | 37 |
| 1945 | The Power of the WhistlerMovie | Flotilda | 33 |
| 1944 | Dark WatersMovie | Florella | 32 |
| 1939 | Straight to HeavenMovie | Ida Williams | 27 |
| 1938 | Gang SmashersMovie | Laura Jackson | 26 |
| 1937 | Television Demonstration FilmMovie | — | 25 |
| 1936 | The Black NetworkMovie | Nina Mae - Radio Singer | 24 |
| 1936 | The Lonely TrailMovie | Dancer (uncredited) | 24 |
| 1935 | RecklessMovie | Nina Mae McKinney - Singer | 23 |
| 1935 | Sanders of the RiverMovie | Lilongo | 23 |
| 1934 | Kentucky MinstrelsMovie | — | 22 |
| 1933 | Blood MoneyMovie | Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited) | 21 |
| 1932 | Pie, Pie BlackbirdMovie | Miss Nina | 20 |
| 1931 | Safe in HellMovie | Leonie | 19 |
| 1930 | They Learned About WomenMovie | Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness | 18 |