Deceased

How Did Nina Mae McKinney Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known as Nina McKinneyGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/06/1912Born inLancaster, South Carolina, USADied03/05/1967 (aged 54)Died 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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Filmography22 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1950	Copper CanyonMovie	Theresa	38
1949	PinkyMovie	Rozelia	37
1947	Danger StreetMovie	Veronica	35
1947	Swanee ShowboatMovie	—	35
1946	Night Train to MemphisMovie	Maid	34
1945	The Power of the WhistlerMovie	Flotilda	33
1944	Dark WatersMovie	Florella	32
1944	Together AgainMovie	Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)	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
1934	What Price JazzMovie	Dancer	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
1929	HallelujahMovie	Chick	17