Nina Mae McKinney

Birthday: 6/12/1912
Deathday: 5/3/1967
Place of birth: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Nina McKinney

Biography

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.