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Acting

Nina Mae McKinney

Career

Active from 1929 to 1949, busiest in 1929 and 1939 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hallelujah
Hallelujah
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nina Mae McKinney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title Β· average score 51
Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Theresa

1940s

7 titles Β· average score 60
Pinky
Pinky (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rozelia

Danger Street
Danger Street (1947)

as Veronica

Mantan Messes Up
Mantan Messes Up (1946)

as Nina

Night Train to Memphis
Night Train to Memphis (1946)

as Maid

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Flotilda

Together Again
Together Again (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)

Dark Waters
Dark Waters (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Florella

1930s

12 titles Β· average score 57
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter (1939)
GoodWatch score 34

as Isabelle Walton

Straight to Heaven
Straight to Heaven (1939)

as Ida Williams

Gang Smashers
Gang Smashers (1938)

as Laura Jackson

The Black Network
The Black Network (1936)

as Nina Mae - Radio Singer

The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lilongo

Reckless
Reckless (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nina Mae McKinney - Singer

What Price Jazz
What Price Jazz (1934)

as Dancer

Blood Money
Blood Money (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)

Pie, Pie Blackbird
Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miss Nina

Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Leonie

They Learned About Women
They Learned About Women (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

as Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness

1920s

2 titles Β· average score 74
Hallelujah
Hallelujah (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chick

Manhattan Serenade
Manhattan Serenade (1929)

as Singer / Dancer