Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress. She appeared in the films ''

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It i ...

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Blazing Sixes ''Blazing Sixes'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by John T. Neville. The film stars Dick Foran, Joan Valerie, Mira McKinney, John Merton, Glenn Strange and Kenneth Harlan. It was the 9th of 12 B-western ...

'', '' Young Fugitives'', '' The Road to Reno'', '' Garden of the Moon'', ''

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'', '' The Great Waltz'', '' I Stole a Million'', ''

The House of the Seven Gables ''The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance'' is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their anc ...

'', '' An Angel from Texas'', '' Alias the Deacon'', '' Hot Steel'', '' Third Finger, Left Hand'', '' Life Begins for Andy Hardy'', '' A Dangerous Game'', '' Double Trouble'', '' Red River Robin Hood'', ''

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Rhythm of the Islands ''Rhythm of the Islands'', also known as ''Isle of Romance'', is a 1943 American film directed by Roy William Neill starring Jane Frazee. Plot summary Two ambitious guys from Brooklyn, Tommy Jones and Eddie Dolan, get the idea of buying a trop ...

'', '' Moonlight in Vermont'', ''

The Mummy's Ghost ''The Mummy's Ghost'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It is the second of three sequels to that company's ''The Mummy's Hand'' of 1940. The film is the sequel to ''The Mummy's Tomb'' (1942). Lon Chaney, Jr. again take ...

'', '' Till We Meet Again'', '' Rough Riders of Cheyenne'', '' Hold That Blonde'', ''

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Junior Prom ''Junior Prom'' is a 1946 American musical comedy, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and produced by Sam Katzman and Maurice Duke. It was released by Monogram Pictures. It is the first of The Teen Agers series of movies. In 2018, the film was release ...

'', '' Shadows Over Chinatown'', '' Beat the Band'', ''

Linda, Be Good ''Linda, Be Good'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Elyse Knox, John Hubbard and Marie Wilson. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lewis H. Creber.Stephens p.65 Sidney W. Pink took the film ...

'', '' Sitting Pretty'', ''

The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...

'', '' Destination Big House'', '' Fancy Pants'', ''

Harriet Craig ''Harriet Craig'' is a 1950 American drama film starring Joan Crawford. The screenplay by Anne Froelick and James Gunn was based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1925 play '' Craig's Wife'', by George Kelly. The film was directed by Vincent She ...

'', '' The Groom Wore Spurs'', '' Heart of the Rockies'', ''

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder ''Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder'' is a 1952 American musical film directed by Richard Quine and written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine. The film stars Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz, Ida Moore and Lloyd Corrigan. Th ...

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Francis Covers the Big Town ''Francis Covers the Big Town'' is a 1953 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, and Gene Lockhart. The distinctive vo ...

'', '' The Last Posse'' and '' Women's Prison'', among others.

Selected filmography

*'' Modern Times'' (1936) - Minister's Wife *'' Fury'' (1936) - Hysterical Townswoman at Trial (uncredited) *''

The President's Mystery ''The President's Mystery'' is a 1936 American film directed by Phil Rosen. The film is also known as ''One for All'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary The film deals with a "problem Mr. Roosevelt submitted . . . whether it was possible ...

'' (1936) - Phony Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...

'' (1937) - Bit Role (uncredited) *'' Meet the Missus'' (1937) - Baving Beauty (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) - Ida Gilbert *''

'' (1937) - Aunt Sarah Morgan *'' Back in Circulation'' (1937) - First Matron (uncredited) *''

Music for Madame ''Music for Madame'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Gertrude Purcell and Robert Harari. The film was released on October 8, 1937 by RKO Pictures. Plot Singer Nino Maretti comes into Hollywood a ...

'' (1937) - Rodowsky Admirer (uncredited) *''

Arson Gang Busters ''Arson Gang Busters'' is a 1938 American action film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Alex Gottlieb, Norman Burnstine and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Robert Livingston, Rosalind Keith, Jackie Moran, Warren Hymer, Jack La Rue and Cla ...

'' (1938) - Lady (uncredited) *'' Young Fugitives'' (1938) - Letty *'' The Road to Reno'' (1938) - Hannah *'' Garden of the Moon'' (1938) - Sarah - Champagne Customer (uncredited) *''

'' (1938) - Mrs. Higgins (uncredited) *'' The Sisters'' (1938) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Great Waltz'' (1938) - Miss Dunkel (uncredited) *'' Sweethearts'' (1938) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) *'' Risky Business'' (1939) - Shirley Ann's Mother (uncredited) *''

Woman Doctor ''Woman Doctor'' is a 1939 American melodrama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Frieda Inescort, Henry Wilcoxon, and Claire Dodd. The screenplay was written by Joseph Moncure March, based on a story by Alice Altschuler and Miriam Geiger ...

'' (1939) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

Cafe Society A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...

'' (1939) - Secretary (uncredited) *'' I Stole a Million'' (1939) - Mrs. Loomis - Laura's Landlady (uncredited) *''

When Tomorrow Comes "When Tomorrow Comes" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart and guest keyboardist Pat Seymour. With this single and its parent album ''Revenge'', Lennox and Stewart ...

'' (1939) - Waitress (uncredited) *''

Stop, Look and Love ''Stop, Look and Love'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jean Rogers, William Frawley, and Robert Kellard. See also *'' The Family Upstairs'' (1926) *'' Harmony at Home'' (1930) References External links''Stop ...

'' (1939) - Flower Woman (uncredited) *'' The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) - Newspaper Woman (uncredited) *''

The Shop Around the Corner ''The Shop Around the Corner'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The supporting cast included Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Fe ...

'' (1940) - Customer (uncredited) *''

'' (1940) - Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited) *'' An Angel from Texas'' (1940) - Mrs. Mills (uncredited) *'' Alias the Deacon'' (1940) - Mrs. Gregory *'' Hot Steel'' (1940) - Elvira Appleby *'' Bad Man from Red Butte'' (1940) - Miss Woods *'' Earthbound'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) - Miss Dell (uncredited) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1940) - Mrs. Ferber (uncredited) *''

Sandy Gets Her Man ''Sandy Gets Her Man'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and Paul Gerard Smith and written by Sy Bartlett and Jane Storm. The film stars Baby Sandy, Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Edgar Kennedy, William Frawley, Edward Brophy, ...

'' (1940) - Flighty Woman (uncredited) *'' Santa Fe Trail'' (1940) - Survivor at Delaware Crossing (uncredited) *''

Nice Girl? ''Nice Girl?'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter, and starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, and Robert Benchley. Based on the play ''Nice Girl?'' by Phyllis Duganne, the film is about a y ...

'' (1941) - Gossip (uncredited) *''

Bachelor Daddy ''Bachelor Daddy'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo. The film stars Baby Sandy, Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods, Raymond Walburn, Evelyn Ankers, Kathryn Adams Doty, ...

'' (1941) - Landlady *'' Life Begins for Andy Hardy'' (1941) - Miss Gomez, Fur Store Owner (uncredited) *'' A Dangerous Game'' (1941) - Mrs. Hubbard *''

Father Takes a Wife ''Father Takes a Wife'' is a 1941 American comedy film starring Gloria Swanson and Adolphe Menjou. Silent screen queen Gloria Swanson returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classi ...

'' (1941) - Second Lady at Launching (uncredited) *''

It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score (Charles Previ ...

'' (1941) - Party Guest (uncredited) *''

One Foot in Heaven ''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed ...

'' (1941) - Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited) *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) - Lipstick Woman (uncredited) *'' Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business'' (1941) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) *'' Double Trouble'' (1941) - Mrs. Whitmore *'' All Through the Night'' (1942) - Lady Behind Gloves at Auction (uncredited) *''

Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1942) - Lady of the Evening (uncredited) *''

The Mummy's Tomb ''The Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Harold Young and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the mummy. Taking place 30 years after the events of '' The Mummy's Hand'', where Andoheb (George Zucco) has survived and plans re ...

'' (1942) - Vic's Wife (uncredited) *'' Red River Robin Hood'' (1942) - Mrs. Halstead (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) - Tilda (uncredited) *'' Madame Spy'' (1942) - Red Cross Woman (uncredited) *''

Keep 'Em Slugging ''Keep 'Em Slugging'' is a 1943 American film starring the Little Tough Guys and directed by Christy Cabanne for Universal Pictures. This was the final film in Universal's Little Tough Guys series, and although Universal still billed the group as ...

'' (1943) - Customer (uncredited) *''

'' (1943) - Miss Priddy *'' Moonlight in Vermont'' (1943) - Elvira *''

Standing Room Only An event is described as standing-room only when it is so well-attended that all of the chairs in the venue are occupied, leaving only flat spaces of pavement or flooring for other attendees to stand, at least those spaces not restricted by occup ...

'' (1944) - Wife of Colonel (uncredited) *''

'' (1944) - Mrs. Evans (uncredited) *'' Till We Meet Again'' (1944) - Portress (uncredited) *''

The Affairs of Susan ''The Affairs of Susan'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Joan Fontaine, Walter Abel, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe and Don DeFore. It is also known as ''Chameleon''. Plot Susan Darel ...

'' (1945) - Actress at Party (uncredited) *''

The Man Who Walked Alone ''The Man Who Walked Alone'' is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge, along with Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (Febr ...

'' (1945) - Jail Matron *'' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) - Nurse (voice, uncredited) *'' Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' (1945) - Harriet Sterling *''

'' (1945) - Mrs. Judd (uncredited) *'' Hold That Blonde'' (1945) - Helen Sedgemore (uncredited) *'' Talk About a Lady'' (1946) - Letitia Harrison *''

'' (1946) - Mrs. Rogers *'' Cluny Brown'' (1946) - Author's Wife (uncredited) *'' Shadows Over Chinatown'' (1946) - Kate Johnson *''

I've Always Loved You ''I've Always Loved You'' is a 1946 American drama musical film produced and directed by Frank Borzage and written by Borden Chase. The film stars Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, William Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya, Felix Bressart and Elizabeth ...

'' (1946) - Telsman (uncredited) *'' Beat the Band'' (1947) - Mrs. Elvira Rogers *''

Living in a Big Way ''Living in a Big Way'' (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film. P ...

'' (1947) - Committee Woman (uncredited) *''

Something in the Wind ''Something in the Wind'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, and John Dall. Durbin's third husband Charles David said she "hated" making her last three films and that she ...

'' (1947) - Old Woman (uncredited) *'' Railroaded!'' (1947) - Beauty salon owner (uncredited) *''

'' (1947) - Mrs. Thompson *''

T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Mea ...

'' (1947) - Woman (uncredited) *'' Sitting Pretty'' (1948) - Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) *''

Mickey Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men * Mickey Andrews (bor ...

'' (1948) - Office Nurse (uncredited) *''

The Snake Pit ''The Snake Pit'' is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiogra ...

'' (1948) - Patient (uncredited) *''

'' (1949) - Maudie (uncredited) *''Prejudice'' (1949) - Ma Hanson (uncredited) *''

Trail of the Rustlers ''Trail of the Rustlers'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Gail Davis and Tommy Ivo. It is part of the Durango Kid series of films.Pitts p.363 It is also known by the alternative title ''Los ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. J.G. Mahoney *''

A Woman of Distinction ''A Woman of Distinction'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Rosalind Russell and Ray Milland. Plot Susan Manning Middlecott is dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole ...

'' (1950) - Member (uncredited) *'' Destination Big House'' (1950) - Mrs. Carroll (uncredited) *'' Fancy Pants'' (1950) - Mollie (uncredited) *''

'' (1950) - Mrs. Winston (uncredited) *''

Kansas Raiders ''Kansas Raiders'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Enright, and stars Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, and Scott Brady. It is set during the American Civil War and involves Jesse James coming under the influence ...

'' (1950) - Woman Shouting Murder (uncredited) *''

Hunt the Man Down ''Hunt the Man Down'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gig Young. Plot Public defender Paul Bennett dedicates himself to defending a destitute man accused of murder. Piano player Richard Kincaid was broug ...

'' (1950) - Rolene's Aunt (uncredited) *'' The Groom Wore Spurs'' (1951) - Mrs. Forbes *'' Heart of the Rockies'' (1951) - Mrs. Edsel *'' The Blue Veil'' (1951) - Customer (uncredited) *''

The Unknown Man ''The Unknown Man'' is a 1951 American courtroom drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding and Barry Sullivan. Plot Defense attorney Dwight Bradley Masen ( Walter Pidgeon) is successful in seeking the acqui ...

'' (1951) - Maid (uncredited) *'' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Paula'' (1952) - Professor's Wife (uncredited) *''

'' (1952) - Mrs. Abernathy (uncredited) *''

'' (1953) - Mrs. Henry Potterby (uncredited) *'' The Last Posse'' (1953) - Mrs. Mitchell (uncredited) *'' The Eddie Cantor Story'' (1953) - Pianist (uncredited) *'' Women's Prison'' (1955) - Burke (uncredited) *''

The Kettles in the Ozarks ''The Kettles in the Ozarks'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the ninth installment of Universal-International's ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series starring Marjorie Main and introducing Arthur Hunnicutt as Sedge, Pa's ...

'' (1956) - Bit Role (uncredited)

Selected Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKinney, Mira 1892 births 1978 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses