Hattie McDaniel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 10, 1893
- Died
- Oct 26, 1952 (aged 59)
- Place of birth
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Credits
- 104
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
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Mammy
Song of the South
1946Movie
Aunt Tempy
Blonde Venus
1932Movie
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Explained
2018TV
Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)
Libeled Lady
1936Movie
Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941Movie
Callie
Filmography
Hollywood Black
2024TV
Self (archive footage)
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2023TV
Becoming Marilyn
2022Movie
(archive footage)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022Movie
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Explained
2018TV
Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961Movie
Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beulah Show
1950TV
Beulah
The Big Wheel
1949Movie
Minnie
Family Honeymoon
1948Movie
Phyllis
Mickey
1948Movie
Bertha
The Flame
1947Movie
Celia
Song of the South
1946Movie
Aunt Tempy
Never Say Goodbye
1946Movie
Cozy
Margie
1946Movie
Cynthia
Janie Gets Married
1946Movie
April
Hi, Beautiful
1944Movie
Millie
3 Is a Family
1944Movie
Maid
Janie
1944Movie
April, Conway's Maid
Since You Went Away
1944Movie
Fidelia
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943Movie
Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
Johnny Come Lately
1943Movie
Aida
George Washington Slept Here
1942Movie
Hester
In This Our Life
1942Movie
Minerva Clay
The Male Animal
1942Movie
Cleota
They Died with Their Boots On
1941Movie
Callie
Affectionately Yours
1941Movie
Cynthia, Sue's Cook
The Great Lie
1941Movie
Violet
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Movie
Self
Maryland
1940Movie
Aunt Carrie
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Mammy
Zenobia
1939Movie
Dehlia
Everybody's Baby
1939Movie
Hattie
The Shining Hour
1938Movie
Belvedere
The Mad Miss Manton
1938Movie
Hilda
Carefree
1938Movie
Hattie (uncredited)
The Shopworn Angel
1938Movie
Martha
Vivacious Lady
1938Movie
Hattie (uncredited)
Battle of Broadway
1938Movie
Agatha
True Confession
1937Movie
Ella
Quick Money
1937Movie
Hattie (uncredited)
45 Fathers
1937Movie
Beulah
Nothing Sacred
1937Movie
Mrs. Walker (uncredited)
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937Movie
Maid
Over the Goal
1937Movie
Hannah
Sky Racket
1937Movie
Jenny
Saratoga
1937Movie
Rosetta
Mississippi Moods
1937Movie
The Wildcatter
1937Movie
Pearl (uncredited)
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937Movie
Ambrosia
Don't Tell the Wife
1937Movie
Mamie (uncredited)
Racing Lady
1937Movie
Abby
Reunion
1936Movie
Sadie
Can This Be Dixie?
1936Movie
Lizzie
Libeled Lady
1936Movie
Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936Movie
Ellen Belle
Star for a Night
1936Movie
Hattie
Postal Inspector
1936Movie
Deborah
The Bride Walks Out
1936Movie
Mamie
High Tension
1936Movie
Hattie
Show Boat
1936Movie
Queenie
Arbor Day
1936Movie
Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
1936Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
1936Movie
Kitty Silvers
The First Baby
1936Movie
Dora
We're Only Human
1935Movie
Molly
Another Face
1935Movie
Nellie (uncredited)
Music Is Magic
1935Movie
Hattie (Amanda in credits)
Murder by Television
1935Movie
Isabella
Alice Adams
1935Movie
Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
China Seas
1935Movie
Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
Wig-Wag
1935Movie
Cook
Traveling Saleslady
1935Movie
Martha Smith (uncredited)
Anniversary Trouble
1935Movie
Maid
The Little Colonel
1935Movie
Becky "Mom Beck" Porter
Okay Toots!
1935Movie
Maid (uncredited)
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934Movie
Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
Babbitt
1934Movie
Rosalie (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934Movie
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Fate's Fathead
1934Movie
Mandy - the Maid
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934Movie
Ida Johnson
Flirtation
1934Movie
Abigail (uncredited)
Judge Priest
1934Movie
Aunt Dilsey
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934Movie
Mop Buyer
Operator 13
1934Movie
Annie (uncredited)
City Park
1934Movie
Tessie
Merry Wives of Reno
1934Movie
Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
Mickey's Rescue
1934Movie
Maid
Good-bye Love
1933Movie
Edna the Maid
I'm No Angel
1933Movie
Manicurist (uncredited)
Hello, Sister!
1933Movie
Woman in Apartment House
Hypnotized
1932Movie
Powder Room Attendant
The Golden West
1932Movie
Mammy Lou
Blonde Venus
1932Movie
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
The Boiling Point
1932Movie
Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
1932Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Are You Listening?
1932Movie
Performer entering radio station
The Impatient Maiden
1932Movie
Injured Patient (uncredited)