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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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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Family Honeymoon | Phyllis | 1948-12-06 |
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Mickey | Bertha | 1948-06-23 |
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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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Margie | Cynthia | 1946-10-15 |
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Never Say Goodbye | Cozy | 1946-11-09 |
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Song of the South | Aunt Tempy | 1946-11-12 |
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Janie | April, Conway's Maid | 1944-09-02 |
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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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Hi, Beautiful | Millie | 1944-12-18 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number | 1943-09-25 |
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Johnny Come Lately | Aida | 1943-09-03 |
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The Male Animal | Cleota | 1942-03-12 |
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In This Our Life | Minerva Clay | 1942-05-08 |
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George Washington Slept Here | Hester | 1942-10-30 |
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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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They Died with Their Boots On | Callie | 1941-11-20 |
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Maryland | Aunt Carrie | 1940-07-19 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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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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The Shining Hour | Belvedere | 1938-11-18 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Martha | 1938-07-15 |
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Vivacious Lady | Hattie - Maid at Prom Dance (uncredited) | 1938-05-13 |
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Battle of Broadway | Agatha | 1938-04-22 |
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The Mad Miss Manton | Hilda | 1938-10-21 |
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Carefree | Hattie (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
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Don't Tell the Wife | Mamie (uncredited) | 1937-03-05 |
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Quick Money | Hattie (uncredited) | 1937-12-10 |
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45 Fathers | Beulah | 1937-11-26 |
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Nothing Sacred | Mrs. Walker (uncredited) | 1937-11-25 |
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Mississippi Moods | 1937-07-19 | |
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Racing Lady | Abby | 1937-01-12 |
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The Crime Nobody Saw | Ambrosia | 1937-03-12 |
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Merry Go Round of 1938 | Maid | 1937-11-14 |
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Sky Racket | Jenny | 1937-10-01 |
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Saratoga | Rosetta | 1937-07-23 |
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Over the Goal | Hannah | 1937-10-16 |
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True Confession | Ella | 1937-12-24 |
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The Wildcatter | Pearl (uncredited) | 1937-06-06 |
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High Tension | Hattie | 1936-07-10 |
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Star for a Night | Hattie | 1936-08-28 |
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Show Boat | Queenie | 1936-05-17 |
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Arbor Day | Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited) | 1936-05-02 |
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The First Baby | Dora | 1936-04-02 |
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Libeled Lady | Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
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Reunion | Sadie | 1936-11-20 |
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The Singing Kid | Maid (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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Can This Be Dixie? | Lizzie | 1936-11-13 |
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Gentle Julia | Kitty Silvers | 1936-04-10 |
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Ellen Belle | 1936-10-06 |
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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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Anniversary Trouble | Maid | 1935-03-13 |
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Another Face | Nellie (uncredited) | 1935-12-20 |
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We're Only Human | Molly | 1935-12-27 |
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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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The Little Colonel | Becky "Mom Beck" Porter | 1935-02-22 |
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Murder by Television | Isabella | 1935-10-01 |
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Alice Adams | Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner | 1935-08-23 |
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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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China Seas | Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited) | 1935-08-09 |
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Lost in the Stratosphere | Ida Johnson | 1934-11-14 |
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Operator 13 | Annie (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
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King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Mop Buyer | 1934-09-15 |
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Imitation of Life | Woman at Funeral (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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The Chases of Pimple Street | Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited) | 1934-12-22 |
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Judge Priest | Aunt Dilsey | 1934-09-15 |
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Mickey's Rescue | Maid | 1934-03-22 |
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City Park | Tessie | 1934-05-01 |
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Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny's Maid (uncredited) | 1934-04-18 |
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Babbitt | Rosalie (uncredited) | 1934-12-08 |
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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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I'm No Angel | Manicurist (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
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Hello, Sister! | Woman in Apartment House | 1933-04-14 |
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Good-bye Love | Edna the Maid | 1933-11-09 |
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The Washington Masquerade | Maid (uncredited) | 1932-07-09 |
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Hypnotized | Powder Room Attendant | 1932-12-25 |
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The Impatient Maiden | Injured Patient (uncredited) | 1932-03-01 |
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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 |
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The Boiling Point | Caroline - the Cook (uncredited) | 1932-07-15 |
