Hattie McDaniel
Acting
Born June 10, 1893 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Gone with the Wind
Explained
The Beulah Show
Hollywood Black
Song of the South
Good-bye Love
They Died with Their Boots On
I'm No Angel
Libeled Lady
Reunion
Vivacious Lady
Affectionately Yours
Hello, Sister!
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Carefree
In This Our Life
The Flame
The Little Colonel
Zenobia
Okay Toots!
Family Honeymoon
Nothing Sacred
Imitation of Life
The Shopworn Angel
Racing Lady
Since You Went Away
The Great Lie
The Mad Miss Manton
China Seas
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
George Washington Slept Here
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Becoming Marilyn
Operator 13
Hypnotized
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
The Male Animal
Show Boat
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Blonde Venus