Biography
Nina Blackwood is an American actress, disc jockey and music journalist. She was one of the original five MTV video jockeys when the channel launched in 1981, remaining until 1986. She has also worked as a radio presenter and appeared in films and television.
Blackwood was born Nina Kinckiner on 12 September 1955 in Springfield, Massachusetts, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She studied acting at the Strasberg Institute and made her film debut as Ginger in Vice Squad (1982). Subsequent screen roles include appearances in Reckless Kelly (1993) and I Crave Rock & Roll (1996).
