Hattie Winston
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-03 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Lexington - Mississippi - USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hattie Mae Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American television, film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker and as a prominent cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company.
Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi.She began her career onstage. Winston starred in the Broadway hit The Tap Dance Kid; she also appeared on Broadway in Two Gentlemen of Verona, I Love My Wife, and The Me Nobody Knows. She was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company.
Winston rose to prominence during the mid-1970s as a member of the cast of the PBS children's series The Electric Company, produced by the Children's Television Workshop. Her most notable character was Valerie the Librarian, who was best friends with Easy Reader (portrayed by Morgan Freeman). She also played many villainess roles versus Spider-Man on the Spidey Super Stories sketches, such as the Fox, the Thumper, the Queen Bee, and the Queen of Diamonds. Winston joined the series during the third season (1973–1974), replacing Lee Chamberlin. She remained with the series until its cancellation in 1977.
Between 1981 and 1982 she starred in CBS TV series Nurse. In 1990 she starred in Home Video Sesame Street Visits The Hospital as Nurse Flowers. In 1991, Winston starred on the critically acclaimed television show Homefront (1991–1993). In 1998, Winston landed the role of Margaret on the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004).
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Castle
2009
as Sally Niedermeyer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
ER
1994
as Singing Woman
Scrubs
2001
as Margaret Turk
Cold Case
2003
as Regina Reynolds (2009)
Numb3rs
2005
as Eileen
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Girlfriends
2000
as Nurse Helen
Step by Step
1991
as Saleslady
The Electric Company
1971
as Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian
Duckman
1994
as Adoption Agent (voice)
Becker
1998
as Margaret Wyborn
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
as Gertie Dinkins (voice)
All Grown Up!
2003
as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
The Parent 'Hood
1995
The Soul Man
2012
as Pearly
Cosby
1996
Smart Guy
1997
as Felicia Vanowen
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Nurse
1981
as Toni Gillette
Homefront
1991
It's Christopher Lowell
1999
Spidey Super Stories
1974
as Miss Muffett / Valerie / Queen Bee / The Thumper
The Dain Curse
1978
as Minnie Hershey
Arsenio
1997
Movies (24)
Jackie Brown
1997
as Simone
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Mrs. Todd
True Crime
1999
as Mrs. Russel
The Rugrats Movie
1998
as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
Out to Lunch
1974
as Self / Various Characters
After All
1999
as Mother of Defendant
Living Out Loud
1998
as Hospital Nurse
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Mrs. Elizabeth Peel
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Jo-Claire
Common Ground
1990
as Daisy Voight
A Show of Force
1990
as Foster
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Principal Holmstead
Clara's Heart
1988
as Blanche Loudon
Without a Trace
1983
as Reporter
Sunset Park
1996
as Judge Meyer
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001
as Lucy Carmichael / Lucy's Mom (voice)
Nurse
1980
as Toni Gillette
Little Brother
2020
as Mrs. Webb
Hollow Image
1979
as Ivy
Deathdealer: A Documentary
2003
as Gladys
UnBowed
1999
as Mother
Good to Go
1986
as Mother
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Runaway
1989
as Aunt Anna Mae
About Hattie Winston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hattie Mae Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American television, film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker and as a prominent cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company. Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi.She began her career onstage. Winston starred in the Broadway hit The Tap Dance Kid; she also appeared on Broadway in Two Gentlemen of Verona, I Love My Wife, and The Me Nobody Knows. She was a member of the… With 50 credits spanning from 1961 to 2020, Hattie Winston has appeared in 24 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Jackie Brown (1997) — as Simone
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — as Mrs. Todd
- True Crime (1999) — as Mrs. Russel
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) — as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
- Out to Lunch (1974) — as Self / Various Characters
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