Biography
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 clear she has little use for her employers' pretentious status seeking. By The Mad Miss Manton (1938) the character she portrays actually tells off her socialite employer Barbara Stanwyck and her snooty friends. This path extends into the greatest role of McDaniel's career, Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Mammy is, in a number of ways, superior to most of the white folk surrounding her.
From that point, McDaniel's roles unfortunately descended, with the characters becoming more and more menial. McDaniel played on the "Amos and Andy" and Eddie Cantor radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s, the title character in her own radio show "Beulah" (1947-51), and the same part on TV (Beulah, 1950).
Filmography
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Movies 96
self 6
TV Shows 2
Explained (2018)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry (2004)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
The Beulah Show (1950)
The Big Wheel (1949)
Family Honeymoon (1948)
Mickey (1948)
The Flame (1947)
Song of the South (1946)
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Margie (1946)
Janie Gets Married (1946)
Hi, Beautiful (1944)
3 Is a Family (1944)
Janie (1944)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
In This Our Life (1942)
The Male Animal (1942)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Affectionately Yours (1941)
The Great Lie (1941)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Maryland (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Zenobia (1939)
Everybody's Baby (1939)
The Shining Hour (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Carefree (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Battle Of Broadway (1938)
True Confession (1937)
Quick Money (1937)
45 Fathers (1937)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937)
Over the Goal (1937)
Sky Racket (1937)
Saratoga (1937)
The Wildcatter (1937)
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
Racing Lady (1937)
Reunion (1936)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Star for a Night (1936)
Postal Inspector (1936)
High Tension (1936)
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Show Boat (1936)
Arbor Day (1936)
Gentle Julia (1936)
The Singing Kid (1936)
The First Baby (1936)
We're Only Human (1935)
Another Face (1935)
Music Is Magic (1935)
Murder by Television (1935)
Alice Adams (1935)
China Seas (1935)
Wig-Wag (1935)
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
The Little Colonel (1935)
Okay Toots! (1935)
The Chases of Pimple Street (1934)
Babbitt (1934)
Imitation of Life (1934)
Fate's Fathead (1934)
Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
Flirtation (1934)
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
Judge Priest (1934)
Operator 13 (1934)
City Park (1934)
Merry Wives of Reno (1934)
Mickey's Rescue (1934)
Good-bye Love (1933)
I'm No Angel (1933)
Hello, Sister! (1933)
Hypnotized (1932)
Blonde Venus (1932)
The Boiling Point (1932)
The Washington Masquerade (1932)
Are You Listening? (1932)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Deep South (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1893-06-10
Deathday1952-10-26 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceWichita, United States of America
SiblingsEtta McDaniel, Sam McDaniel
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHattie McDaniels
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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