1893-06-10 Wichita, Kansas, USA
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).
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 | 2022-04-05 | |
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Devenir Marilyn | 2022-07-07 | |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
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Musical Comedy Tonight III | 1985-11-22 | |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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The Big Wheel | Minnie | 1949-11-04 |
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Mickey | Bertha | 1948-06-23 |
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Family Honeymoon | Phyllis | 1948-12-06 |
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The Flame | Celia | 1947-11-24 |
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Janie Gets Married | April | 1946-06-22 |
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Never Say Goodbye | Cozy | 1946-11-09 |
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Song of the South | Aunt Tempy | 1946-11-20 |
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Margie | Cynthia | 1946-10-15 |
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Janie | April, Conway's Maid | 1944-09-02 |
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Hi, Beautiful | Millie | 1944-12-18 |
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Since You Went Away | Fidelia | 1944-06-30 |
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3 Is a Family | Maid | 1944-11-23 |
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Johnny Come Lately | Aida | 1943-09-03 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number | 1943-09-25 |
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In This Our Life | Minerva Clay | 1942-05-08 |
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The Male Animal | Cleota | 1942-03-12 |
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George Washington Slept Here | Hester | 1942-10-30 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Callie | 1941-11-20 |
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The Great Lie | Violet | 1941-04-05 |
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Affectionately Yours | Cynthia, Sue's Cook | 1941-05-10 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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Maryland | Aunt Carrie | 1940-07-19 |
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Gone with the Wind | Mammy | 1939-12-15 |
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Everybody's Baby | Hattie | 1939-03-24 |
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Zenobia | Dehlia | 1939-04-21 |
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Vivacious Lady | Hattie (uncredited) | 1938-05-13 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Martha | 1938-07-15 |
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The Mad Miss Manton | Hilda | 1938-10-21 |
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The Shining Hour | Belvedere | 1938-11-18 |
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Carefree | Hattie (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
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Battle of Broadway | Agatha | 1938-04-22 |
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Nothing Sacred | Mrs. Walker (uncredited) | 1937-11-25 |
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45 Fathers | Beulah | 1937-11-26 |
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Racing Lady | Abby | 1937-01-12 |
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Mississippi Moods | 1937-07-19 | |
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Quick Money | Hattie (uncredited) | 1937-12-10 |
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Don't Tell the Wife | Mamie (uncredited) | 1937-03-05 |
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Sky Racket | Jenny | 1937-10-01 |
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Merry Go Round of 1938 | Maid | 1937-11-14 |
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True Confession | Ella | 1937-12-24 |
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Saratoga | Rosetta | 1937-07-23 |
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Over the Goal | Hannah | 1937-10-16 |
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The Crime Nobody Saw | Ambrosia | 1937-03-12 |
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The Wildcatter | Pearl (uncredited) | 1937-06-06 |
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Reunion | Sadie | 1936-11-20 |
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Show Boat | Queenie | 1936-05-17 |
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Libeled Lady | Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
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Star for a Night | Hattie | 1936-08-28 |
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Can This Be Dixie? | Lizzie | 1936-11-13 |
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The First Baby | Dora | 1936-04-02 |
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The Singing Kid | Maid (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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Gentle Julia | Kitty Silvers | 1936-04-10 |
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Arbor Day | Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited) | 1936-05-02 |
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High Tension | Hattie | 1936-07-10 |
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The Bride Walks Out | Mamie | 1936-07-10 |
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Postal Inspector | Deborah | 1936-08-16 |
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Ellen Belle | 1936-10-06 |
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We're Only Human | Molly | 1935-12-27 |
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The Little Colonel | Becky "Mom Beck" Porter | 1935-02-22 |
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Another Face | Nellie (uncredited) | 1935-12-20 |
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Alice Adams | Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner | 1935-08-23 |
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China Seas | Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited) | 1935-08-09 |
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Wig-Wag | Cook | 1935-04-11 |
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Okay Toots! | Maid (uncredited) | 1935-02-02 |
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Anniversary Trouble | Maid | 1935-03-13 |
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Music Is Magic | Hattie (Amanda in credits) | 1935-11-01 |
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Traveling Saleslady | Martha Smith (uncredited) | 1935-03-28 |
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Murder by Television | Isabella | 1935-10-01 |
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Operator 13 | Annie (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
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Lost in the Stratosphere | Ida Johnson | 1934-11-14 |
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Judge Priest | Aunt Dilsey | 1934-09-15 |
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King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Mop Buyer | 1934-09-15 |
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The Chases of Pimple Street | Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited) | 1934-12-22 |
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Imitation of Life | Woman at Funeral (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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Babbitt | Rosalie (uncredited) | 1934-12-08 |
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Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny's Maid (uncredited) | 1934-04-18 |
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City Park | Tessie | 1934-05-01 |
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Fate's Fathead | Mandy - the Maid | 1934-11-17 |
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Flirtation | Abigail (uncredited) | 1934-11-09 |
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Mickey's Rescue | Maid | 1934-03-22 |
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I'm No Angel | Manicurist (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
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Good-bye Love | Edna the Maid | 1933-11-09 |
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Hello, Sister! | Woman in Apartment House | 1933-04-14 |
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The Impatient Maiden | Injured Patient (uncredited) | 1932-03-01 |
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The Golden West | Mammy Lou | 1932-10-29 |
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Hypnotized | Powder Room Attendant | 1932-12-25 |
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The Washington Masquerade | Maid (uncredited) | 1932-07-09 |
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The Boiling Point | Caroline - the Cook (uncredited) | 1932-07-15 |
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Blonde Venus | Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited) | 1932-09-23 |
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Are You Listening? | Performer entering radio station | 1932-03-21 |
