Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
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Hattie McDaniel

Actor 1893-06-10 Wichita, Kansas, USA

Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 - October 26, 1952) was an American actress whose portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first black person to win an Academy Award. After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest (1934) and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams (1935). In this one, directed ...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Mammy

Song of the South

Song of the South

1946 · Aunt Tempy

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932 · Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)

Explained

Explained

2018 · Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936 · Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Callie

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937 · Mrs. Walker (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934 · Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

1938 · Hattie (uncredited)

Carefree

Carefree

1938 · Hattie (uncredited)

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933 · Manicurist (uncredited)

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935 · Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942 · Minerva Clay

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944 · Fidelia

The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941 · Violet

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936 · Queenie

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 · Hilda

China Seas

China Seas

1935 · Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number

The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel

1935 · Becky "Mom Beck" Porter