Hattie McDaniel
Actor
June 10, 1893 — October 26, 1952 (59 years)
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).
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years · as CastOn Plex |
| 2003 | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty · as Aunt Dilsey (clip From Judge Priest (1934)) |
| 1993 | Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America · as Mammy |
| 1992 | John Ford · as Aunt Dilsey [in "judge Priest"] |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy · as Delilah (1986)On Plex |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Actress 'gone With The Wind' Screen Test |
| 1950 | Beulah · as Beulah |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel · as MinnieOn Plex |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon · as Phyllis |
| 1948 | Mickey · as Bertha |
| 1947 | The Flame · as Celia |
| 1946 | Song of the South · as Aunt Tempy |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye · as Cozy |
| 1946 | Margie · as Cynthia |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married · as April |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family · as Maid |
| 1944 | Janie · as April, Conway's Maid |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Fidelia |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Gossip In "ice Cold Katie" Number |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately · as Aida |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here · as Hester |
| 1942 | In This Our Life · as Minerva Clay |
| 1942 | The Male Animal · as Cleota |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On · as Callie |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Cynthia, Sue's Cook |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Violet |
| 1940 | Maryland · as Aunt Carrie |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Mammy |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Dehlia |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour · as Belvedere |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton · as Hilda |
| 1938 | Carefree · as Hattie (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady · as Hattie (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Shopworn Angel · as Martha |
| 1938 | Battle of Broadway · as Agatha |
| 1937 | True Confession · as Ella |
| 1937 | Quick Money · as Hattie (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1937 | Saratoga · as Rosetta |
| 1937 | Over the Goal · as Hannah |
| 1937 | Sky Racket · as Jenny |
| 1937 | The Crime Nobody Saw · as Ambrosia |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife · as Mamie (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Racing Lady · as Abby |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady · as Scrubwoman In Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as Ellen Belle |
| 1936 | Postal Inspector · as Deborah |
| 1936 | High Tension · as Hattie |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out · as Mamie |
| 1936 | Show Boat · as Queenie |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love · as Hanna |
| 1935 | We're Only Human · as Molly |
| 1935 | Another Face · as Nellie (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Music Is Magic · as Hattie (amanda In Credits) |
| 1935 | Harmony Lane · as Liza - The Cook |
| 1935 | Murder by Television · as Isabella |
| 1935 | Alice Adams · as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner |
| 1935 | China Seas · as Isabel Mccarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady · as Martha Smith (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel · as Becky "mom Beck" Porter |
| 1934 | Little Men · as Asia |
| 1934 | Babbitt · as Rosalie (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Woman At Funeral (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Lost in the Stratosphere · as Ida Johnson |
| 1934 | Flirtation · as Abigail (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Judge Priest · as Aunt DilseyOn Plex |
| 1934 | King Kelly of the U.S.A. · as Mop Buyer |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as Annie (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno · as Bunny's Maid (uncredited) |
| 1934 | City Park · as Tessie |
| 1933 | Good-bye Love · as Edna The Maid |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel · as Manicurist (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! · as Woman In Apartment House |
| 1932 | Hypnotized · as Powder Room Attendant |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Cora, Helen's Maid In New Orleans (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Crooner · as Maid In Ladies' Room |
| 1932 | The Washington Masquerade · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? · as Performer Entering Radio Station |
| 1932 | The Impatient Maiden · as Injured Patient (uncredited) |
| 2021 | The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland · as Self |
| 2018 | Explained · as Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | Classified X · as Self |
| 2003 | A Century of Black Cinema · as Self |
| 2000 | The Young and the Dead · as Self |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1984 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn Show · as Self |