Hattie McDaniel
Known for Acting · 100 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 (97)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Mammy
Operator 13
1934
as Annie (uncredited)
China Seas
1935
as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
City Park
1934
as Tessie
Margie
1946
as Cynthia
Song of the South
1946
as Aunt Tempy
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)
The Flame
1947
as Celia
Racing Lady
1937
as Abby
Since You Went Away
1944
as Fidelia
Maryland
1940
as Aunt Carrie
Judge Priest
1934
as Aunt Dilsey
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Callie
Imitation of Life
1934
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alice Adams
1935
as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Hattie (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939
as Dehlia
Libeled Lady
1936
as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
Are You Listening?
1932
as Performer entering radio station
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Hilda
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Postal Inspector
1936
as Deborah
Saratoga
1937
as Rosetta
In This Our Life
1942
as Minerva Clay
Carefree
1938
as Hattie (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Phyllis
The Big Wheel
1949
as Minnie
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cozy
The Male Animal
1942
as Cleota
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Cynthia, Sue's Cook
I'm No Angel
1933
as Manicurist (uncredited)
Murder by Television
1935
as Isabella
Blonde Venus
1932
as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
1938
as Belvedere
The Great Lie
1941
as Violet
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Mamie
Show Boat
1936
as Queenie
Becoming Marilyn
2022
The Singing Kid
1936
as Maid (uncredited)
Quick Money
1937
as Hattie (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Babbitt
1934
as Rosalie (uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Aida
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Martha Smith (uncredited)
The Little Colonel
1935
as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter
Reunion
1936
as Sadie
Music Is Magic
1935
as Hattie (Amanda in credits)
True Confession
1937
as Ella
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as Ellen Belle
Over the Goal
1937
as Hannah
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Mamie (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Maid (uncredited)
Janie
1944
as April, Conway's Maid
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as Martha
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Hattie
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Millie
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Mop Buyer
Battle of Broadway
1938
as Agatha
Sky Racket
1937
as Jenny
Hypnotized
1932
as Powder Room Attendant
We're Only Human
1935
as Molly
Okay Toots!
1935
as Maid (uncredited)
Another Face
1935
as Nellie (uncredited)
Star for a Night
1936
as Hattie
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Ida Johnson
The First Baby
1936
as Dora
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Good-bye Love
1933
as Edna the Maid
High Tension
1936
as Hattie
The Golden West
1932
as Mammy Lou
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Lizzie
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Hester
45 Fathers
1937
as Beulah
The Wildcatter
1937
as Pearl (uncredited)
Hello, Sister!
1933
as Woman in Apartment House
Gentle Julia
1936
as Kitty Silvers
The Boiling Point
1932
as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Maid
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Ambrosia
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
Anniversary Trouble
1935
as Maid
Flirtation
1934
as Abigail (uncredited)
Arbor Day
1936
as Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
Wig-Wag
1935
as Cook
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Injured Patient (uncredited)
3 Is a Family
1944
as Maid
Mickey
1948
as Bertha
Janie Gets Married
1946
as April
Mickey's Rescue
1934
as Maid
Mississippi Moods
1937
Fate's Fathead
1934
as Mandy - the Maid
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934
as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
2004
as Self (archive footage)
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 100 credits spanning from 1932 to 2024, Hattie McDaniel has appeared in 97 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hattie McDaniel Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Mammy
- Operator 13 (1934) — as Annie (uncredited)
- China Seas (1935) — as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
- City Park (1934) — as Tessie
- Margie (1946) — as Cynthia
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