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Nina Mae McKinney
ActingBorn June 12, 1912 (54 years old at death)· Died May 3, 1967
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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.
Also known as: Nina McKinney
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