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