Hattie McDaniel

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 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: Acting
Birthday: 1893-06-10
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Also Known As: Hattie McDaniels

Movies List of Hattie McDaniel

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Gone with the Wind

1939 Movie
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Judge Priest

1934 Movie
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Show Boat

1936 Movie
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Blonde Venus

1932 Movie
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Song of the South

1946 Movie
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Murder by Television

1935 Movie
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Carefree

1938 Movie
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Since You Went Away

1944 Movie
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Never Say Goodbye

1946 Movie
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In This Our Life

1942 Movie
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The Mad Miss Manton

1938 Movie
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Alice Adams

1935 Movie
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The Great Lie

1941 Movie
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Saratoga

1937 Movie
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The Flame

1947 Movie
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Affectionately Yours

1941 Movie
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The Big Wheel

1949 Movie
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Family Honeymoon

1948 Movie
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The Shopworn Angel

1938 Movie
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Zenobia

1939 Movie
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The Shining Hour

1938 Movie
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Margie

1946 Movie
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Battle of Broadway

1938 Movie
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True Confession

1937 Movie
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The Crime Nobody Saw

1937 Movie
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The Boiling Point

1932 Movie
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Are You Listening?

1932 Movie
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Mickey's Rescue

1934 Movie
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Janie

1944 Movie
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Janie Gets Married

1946 Movie
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Mickey

1948 Movie
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Maryland

1940 Movie
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Vivacious Lady

1938 Movie
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Sky Racket

1937 Movie
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Over the Goal

1937 Movie
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Hypnotized

1932 Movie
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The Wildcatter

1937 Movie
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I'm No Angel

1933 Movie
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Arbor Day

1936 Movie
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We're Only Human

1935 Movie
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Nothing Sacred

1937 Movie
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The Male Animal

1942 Movie
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Don't Tell the Wife

1937 Movie
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Quick Money

1937 Movie
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Music Is Magic

1935 Movie
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Fate's Fathead

1934 Movie
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China Seas

1935 Movie
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City Park

1934 Movie
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The Bride Walks Out

1936 Movie
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Postal Inspector

1936 Movie
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Racing Lady

1937 Movie
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Merry Wives of Reno

1934 Movie
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Flirtation

1934 Movie
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Traveling Saleslady

1935 Movie
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Hello, Sister!

1933 Movie
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High Tension

1936 Movie
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Johnny Come Lately

1943 Movie
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Reunion

1936 Movie
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3 Is a Family

1944 Movie
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Libeled Lady

1936 Movie
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Everybody's Baby

1939 Movie
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Hi, Beautiful

1944 Movie
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The Singing Kid

1936 Movie
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Mississippi Moods

1937 Movie
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Babbitt

1934 Movie
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The Impatient Maiden

1932 Movie
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The Little Colonel

1935 Movie
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Star for a Night

1936 Movie
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Good-bye Love

1933 Movie
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Wig-Wag

1935 Movie
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Operator 13

1934 Movie
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Imitation of Life

1934 Movie
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Another Face

1935 Movie
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The First Baby

1936 Movie
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Gentle Julia

1936 Movie
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45 Fathers

1937 Movie
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Can This Be Dixie?

1936 Movie
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Okay Toots!

1935 Movie
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Anniversary Trouble

1935 Movie