About Mira McKinney
Lived 1892 – 1978 (aged 85). Mira McKinney was an American actor and film actor.
Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress.
Personal life and death McKinney was married to Edd X. Russell.
McKinney died in 1978 in Los Angeles, California, aged 85. She was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Selected filmography
Modern Times (1936) - Minister's Wife Fury (1936) - Hysterical Townswoman at Trial (uncredited) The President's Mystery (1936) - Phony Townswoman (uncredited) Captains Courageous (1937) - Bit Role (uncredited) Meet the Missus (1937) - Baving Beauty (uncredited) The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) - Ida Gilbert Blazing Sixes (1937) - Aunt Sarah Morgan Back in Circulation (1937) - First Matron (uncredited) Music for Madame (1937) - Rodowsky Admirer (uncredited) Arson Gang Busters (1938) - Lady (uncredited) Young Fugitives (1938) - Letty The Road to Reno (1938) - Hannah Garden of the Moon (1938) - Sarah - Champagne Customer (uncredited) Prairie Moon (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 (1939) - Nurse (uncredited) Cafe Society (1939) - Secretary (uncredited) I Stole a Million (1939) - Mrs. Loomis - Laura's Landlady (uncredited) When Tomorrow Comes (1939) - Waitress (uncredited) Stop, Look and Love (1939) - Flower Woman (uncredited) The Honeymoon's Over (1939) - Newspaper Woman (uncredited) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Customer (uncredited) The House of the Seven Gables (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 (1940) - Flighty Woman (uncredited) Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Survivor at Delaware Crossing (uncredited) Nice Girl? (1941) - Gossip (uncredited) Bachelor Daddy (1941) - Landlady Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) - Miss Gomez, Fur Store Owner (uncredited) A Dangerous Game (1941) - Mrs. Hubbard Father Takes a Wife (1941) - Second Lady at Launching (uncredited) It Started with Eve (1941) - Party Guest (uncredited) One Foot in Heaven (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 (1942) - Lady of the Evening (uncredited) The Mummy's Tomb (1942) - Vic's Wife (uncredited) Red River Robin Hood (1942) - Mrs. Halstead (uncredited) Pittsburgh (1942) - Tilda (uncredited) Madame Spy (1942) - Red Cross Woman (uncredited) Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) - Customer (uncredited) Rhythm of the Islands (1943) - Miss Priddy Moonlight in Vermont (1943) - Elvira Standing Room Only (1944) - Wife of Colonel (uncredited) The Mummy's Ghost (1944) - Mrs. Evans (uncredited) Till We Meet Again (1944) - Portress (uncredited) The Affairs of Susan (1945) - Actress at Party (uncredited) The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) - Jail Matron Incendiary Blonde (1945) - Nurse (voice, uncredited) Rough Riders of Cheyenne (1945) - Harriet Sterling Fallen Angel (1945) - Mrs. Judd (uncredited) Hold That Blonde (1945) - Helen Sedgemore (uncredited) Talk About a Lady (1946) - Letitia Harrison Junior Prom (1946) - Mrs. Rogers Cluny Brown (1946) - Author's Wife (uncredited) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) - Kate Johnson I've Always Loved You (1946) - Telsman (uncredited) Beat the Band (1947) - Mrs. Elvira Rogers Living in a Big Way (1947) - Committee Woman (uncredited) Something in the Wind (1947) - Old Woman (uncredited) Railroaded! (1947) - Beauty salon owner (uncredited) Linda, Be Good (1947) - Mrs. Thompson T-Men (1947) - Woman (uncredited) Sitting Pretty (1948) - Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) Mickey (1948) - Office Nurse (uncredited) The Snake Pit (1948) - Patient (uncredited) The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) - Maudie (uncredited) Prejudice (1949) - Ma Hanson (uncredited) Trail of the Rustlers (1950) - Mrs. J.G. Mahoney A Woman of Distinction (1950) - Member (uncredited) Destination Big House (1950) - Mrs. Carroll (uncredited) Fancy Pants (1950) - Mollie (uncredited) Harriet Craig (1950) - Mrs. Winston (uncredited) Kansas Raiders (1950) - Woman Shouting Murder (uncredited) Hunt the Man Down (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 (1951) - Maid (uncredited) Rose of Cimarron (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited) Paula (1952) - Professor's Wife (uncredited) Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952) - Mrs. Abernathy (uncredited) Francis Covers the Big Town (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 (1956) - Bit Role (uncredited)
Selected television YearTitleRole Notes 1952 Adventures of Superman Madame Selena Dawn Season 1, Episode 16, "Mystery in Wax" 1953 Death Valley Days Lou Ellen Grimshaw Season 2, Episode 1, "The Diamond Babe" 1954 The Lone Ranger (TV Series) Matron Season 4 Episode 8 "Stage to Tishomingo" 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie Mrs. Pope Episode "Natchez Trace"
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Mira McKinney?
American actor (1892–1978)
When was Mira McKinney born?
Mira McKinney was born on 23 October 1892 in New York City.
When did Mira McKinney die?
Mira McKinney died on 2 May 1978 in Los Angeles.
What was Mira McKinney's occupation?
Mira McKinney was an actor and film actor.
What nationality was Mira McKinney?
Mira McKinney was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mira McKinney. https://biography.guide/mira-mckinney/
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