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