Hattie McDaniel
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Wheel
as Minnie
Family Honeymoon
as Phyllis
Mickey
as Bertha
The Flame
as Celia
Song of the South
as Aunt Tempy
Never Say Goodbye
as Cozy
Margie
as Cynthia
Janie Gets Married
as April
Hi, Beautiful
as Millie
3 Is a Family
as Maid
Janie
as April, Conway's Maid
Since You Went Away
as Fidelia
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
Johnny Come Lately
as Aida
George Washington Slept Here
as Hester
In This Our Life
as Minerva Clay
The Male Animal
as Cleota
They Died with Their Boots On
as Callie
Affectionately Yours
as Cynthia, Sue's Cook
The Great Lie
as Violet
Maryland
as Aunt Carrie
Gone with the Wind
as Mammy
Zenobia
as Dehlia
Everybody's Baby
as Hattie
The Shining Hour
as Belvedere
The Mad Miss Manton
as Hilda
Carefree
as Hattie (uncredited)