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