Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Acting

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 by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn, she makes it…

Filmography

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Hollywood Black ★ 5.0 Hollywood Black 2024 Becoming Marilyn ★ 7.6 Becoming Marilyn 2022 The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 2022 Explained ★ 7.5 Explained 2018 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year ★ 7.5 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009 Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry 2004 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind ★ 8.2 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988 Musical Comedy Tonight III Musical Comedy Tonight III 1985 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage ★ 7.0 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983 The Beulah Show ★ 7.3 The Beulah Show 1950 The Big Wheel ★ 5.7 The Big Wheel 1949 Family Honeymoon ★ 6.3 Family Honeymoon 1948 Mickey ★ 7.0 Mickey 1948 The Flame ★ 5.8 The Flame 1947 Song of the South ★ 6.5 Song of the South 1946 Never Say Goodbye ★ 6.3 Never Say Goodbye 1946 Margie ★ 7.1 Margie 1946 Janie Gets Married ★ 7.3 Janie Gets Married 1946 Hi, Beautiful ★ 9.8 Hi, Beautiful 1944 3 Is a Family ★ 9.0 3 Is a Family 1944 Janie ★ 6.0 Janie 1944 Since You Went Away ★ 6.6 Since You Went Away 1944 Thank Your Lucky Stars ★ 6.2 Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943 Johnny Come Lately ★ 7.0 Johnny Come Lately 1943 George Washington Slept Here ★ 6.4 George Washington Slept Here 1942 In This Our Life ★ 6.9 In This Our Life 1942 The Male Animal ★ 4.5 The Male Animal 1942 They Died with Their Boots On ★ 6.7 They Died with Their Boots On 1941 Affectionately Yours ★ 4.5 Affectionately Yours 1941 The Great Lie ★ 7.0 The Great Lie 1941 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards ★ 6.5 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940 Maryland ★ 6.5 Maryland 1940 Gone with the Wind ★ 7.9 Gone with the Wind 1939 Zenobia ★ 4.9 Zenobia 1939 Everybody's Baby ★ 8.0 Everybody's Baby 1939 The Shining Hour ★ 6.7 The Shining Hour 1938 The Mad Miss Manton ★ 6.4 The Mad Miss Manton 1938 Carefree ★ 6.7 Carefree 1938 The Shopworn Angel ★ 6.8 The Shopworn Angel 1938 Vivacious Lady ★ 7.0 Vivacious Lady 1938 Battle of Broadway ★ 5.0 Battle of Broadway 1938 True Confession ★ 6.1 True Confession 1937 Quick Money ★ 5.5 Quick Money 1937 45 Fathers ★ 4.5 45 Fathers 1937 Nothing Sacred ★ 6.3 Nothing Sacred 1937 Merry Go Round of 1938 ★ 7.5 Merry Go Round of 1938 1937 Over the Goal ★ 5.0 Over the Goal 1937 Sky Racket ★ 3.8 Sky Racket 1937 Saratoga ★ 6.5 Saratoga 1937 Mississippi Moods ★ 10.0 Mississippi Moods 1937 The Wildcatter ★ 8.0 The Wildcatter 1937 The Crime Nobody Saw ★ 5.5 The Crime Nobody Saw 1937 Don't Tell the Wife ★ 6.0 Don't Tell the Wife 1937 Racing Lady ★ 6.0 Racing Lady 1937 Reunion ★ 7.0 Reunion 1936 Can This Be Dixie? ★ 7.0 Can This Be Dixie? 1936 Libeled Lady ★ 7.3 Libeled Lady 1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie ★ 6.7 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936 Star for a Night ★ 7.0 Star for a Night 1936 Postal Inspector ★ 7.0 Postal Inspector 1936 The Bride Walks Out ★ 5.4 The Bride Walks Out 1936 High Tension ★ 5.8 High Tension 1936 Show Boat ★ 6.7 Show Boat 1936 Arbor Day ★ 6.3 Arbor Day 1936 The Singing Kid ★ 7.0 The Singing Kid 1936 Gentle Julia ★ 7.0 Gentle Julia 1936 The First Baby ★ 8.0 The First Baby 1936 We're Only Human ★ 7.3 We're Only Human 1935 Another Face ★ 4.8 Another Face 1935 Music Is Magic ★ 5.3 Music Is Magic 1935 Murder by Television ★ 4.2 Murder by Television 1935 Alice Adams ★ 6.7 Alice Adams 1935 China Seas ★ 6.2 China Seas 1935 Wig-Wag ★ 7.0 Wig-Wag 1935 Traveling Saleslady ★ 6.1 Traveling Saleslady 1935 Anniversary Trouble ★ 6.8 Anniversary Trouble 1935 The Little Colonel ★ 6.6 The Little Colonel 1935 Okay Toots! ★ 7.0 Okay Toots! 1935 The Chases of Pimple Street ★ 8.0 The Chases of Pimple Street 1934 Babbitt ★ 6.3 Babbitt 1934