Pinky is a 1949 film which tells the story of a young lightskinned African American woman passing as white. It starred Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters, all of whom received Academy Awards nominations for their work in the film.

Pinky was also one of two puppet pigs in a British 1950s television program Pinky and Perky.

Pinky is a characters in Pinky and the Brain.

The Pinky is the smallest finger on both hands in many English speaking countries.