Hattie McDaniel
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1893-06-10
- Died
- 1952-10-26
- Place of birth
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Hattie McDaniels
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).
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (99)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Mammy
The Flame
1947
as Celia
Song of the South
1946
as Aunt Tempy
Good-bye Love
1933
as Edna the Maid
Zenobia
1939
as Dehlia
Hello, Sister!
1933
as Woman in Apartment House
Racing Lady
1937
as Abby
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Phyllis
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Hattie (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Callie
The Little Colonel
1935
as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter
China Seas
1935
as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
Hypnotized
1932
as Powder Room Attendant
Okay Toots!
1935
as Maid (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
1933
as Manicurist (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Wheel
1949
as Minnie
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Cynthia, Sue's Cook
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as Martha
Alice Adams
1935
as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Mississippi Moods
1937
The Male Animal
1942
as Cleota
Blonde Venus
1932
as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Hilda
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Mop Buyer
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Mamie
Operator 13
1934
as Annie (uncredited)
Saratoga
1937
as Rosetta
Wig-Wag
1935
as Cook
Are You Listening?
1932
as Performer entering radio station
The Great Lie
1941
as Violet
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Injured Patient (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
as Queenie
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Hester
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
The Shining Hour
1938
as Belvedere
Carefree
1938
as Hattie (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Mamie (uncredited)
True Confession
1937
as Ella
Margie
1946
as Cynthia
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cozy
Murder by Television
1935
as Isabella
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as Ellen Belle
Judge Priest
1934
as Aunt Dilsey
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Aida
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Maid (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Since You Went Away
1944
as Fidelia
Postal Inspector
1936
as Deborah
In This Our Life
1942
as Minerva Clay
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Ambrosia
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
3 Is a Family
1944
as Maid
Music Is Magic
1935
as Hattie (Amanda in credits)
Battle of Broadway
1938
as Agatha
Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)
The First Baby
1936
as Dora
The Singing Kid
1936
as Maid (uncredited)
We're Only Human
1935
as Molly
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Martha Smith (uncredited)
Babbitt
1934
as Rosalie (uncredited)
Star for a Night
1936
as Hattie
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Maid
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Millie
Over the Goal
1937
as Hannah
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
2004
as Self (archive footage)
High Tension
1936
as Hattie
The Wildcatter
1937
as Pearl (uncredited)
Janie Gets Married
1946
as April
Another Face
1935
as Nellie (uncredited)
Janie
1944
as April, Conway's Maid
The Boiling Point
1932
as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
Quick Money
1937
as Hattie (uncredited)
45 Fathers
1937
as Beulah
Maryland
1940
as Aunt Carrie
Reunion
1936
as Sadie
Sky Racket
1937
as Jenny
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934
as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
City Park
1934
as Tessie
Fate's Fathead
1934
as Mandy - the Maid
Mickey
1948
as Bertha
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Flirtation
1934
as Abigail (uncredited)
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Hattie
Gentle Julia
1936
as Kitty Silvers
Mickey's Rescue
1934
as Maid
Arbor Day
1936
as Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Lizzie
Anniversary Trouble
1935
as Maid
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Ida Johnson
The Golden West
1932
as Mammy Lou
About 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 assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest (1934) and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams (1935). In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided an… With 102 credits spanning from 1932 to 2024, Hattie McDaniel has appeared in 99 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hattie McDaniel Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Mammy
- The Flame (1947) — as Celia
- Song of the South (1946) — as Aunt Tempy
- Good-bye Love (1933) — as Edna the Maid
- Zenobia (1939) — as Dehlia
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