Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress and singer. She was born in Wichita, Kansas. She made her movie debut in the 1932 movie, The Golden West. McDaniel is probably best known for her role as Mammy in the 1939 movie, Gone with the Wind where she won a Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress making her the first African-American to win a Academy Award.
McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for singing and one for acting.
McDaniel died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on October 26, 1952 at age 57 from breast cancer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | The Impatient Maiden | Injured Patient | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | Singer | |
| 1932 | The Washington Masquerade | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Boiling Point | Caroline - Kirk's Cook | uncredited |
| 1932 | Crooner | Maid in Ladies' Room | uncredited |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans | |
| 1932 | The Golden West | Mammy Lou | uncredited |
| 1932 | Hypnotized | Powder Room Attendant | |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! | Woman in Apartment House | Uncredited |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Tira's Maid-Manicurist | uncredited |
| 1933 | Goodbye Love | Edna the Maid | uncredited |
| 1934 | Mickey's Rescue | Maid | uncredited |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny's Maid | uncredited |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Annie (a Cook) | uncredited |
| 1934 | King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Black Narcissus Mop Buyer | uncredited |
| 1934 | Judge Priest | Aunt Dilsey | |
| 1934 | Flirtation | uncredited | |
| 1934 | Lost in the Stratosphere | Ida Johnson | |
| 1934 | Fate's Fathead | Mandy, the Maid | |
| 1934 | Babbitt | Rosalie, the Maid | uncredited |
| 1934 | Little Men | Asia | uncredited |
| 1934 | The Chases of Pimple Street | Hattie, Gertrude's Maid | uncredited |
| 1935 | Anniversary Trouble | Mandy, the maid | |
| 1935 | Okay Toots | Maid | |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel | Becky ('Mom Beck') Porter | |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Servant | uncredited |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Martha Smith | uncredited |
| 1935 | Wig-Wag | Cook | uncredited |
| 1935 | The Four Star Boarder | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1935 | China Seas | Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid | |
| 1935 | Alice Adams | Malena Burns, Maid Serving Dinner | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Murder by Television | Isabella - the Cook | |
| 1935 | Harmony Lane | Liza, the Cook | uncredited |
| 1935 | Music is Magic | Amanda | |
| 1935 | Another Face | Nellie, Sheila's Maid | uncredited |
| 1935 | We're Only Human | Molly, Martin's Maid | uncredited |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Lizzie | |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love | Hanna | uncredited |
| 1936 | The First Baby | Dora | uncredited |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Maid | uncredited |
| 1936 | Gentle Julia | Kitty Silvers | |
| 1936 | Arbor Day | Buckwheat's mother | |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Queenie | |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out | Mamie - Carolyn's maid | |
| 1936 | High Tension | Hattie | |
| 1936 | Postal Inspector | Deborah | uncredited |
| 1936 | Star for a Night | Hattie | |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Ellen Belle | |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Maid in Grand Plaza Hall | uncredited |
| 1936 | Reunion | Sadie | |
| 1937 | Mississippi Moods | ||
| 1937 | Racing Lady | Abby | |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Mamie, Nancy's Maid | uncredited |
| 1937 | The Crime Nobody Saw | Ambrosia | |
| 1937 | The Wildcatter | Pearl | uncredited |
| 1937 | Saratoga | Rosetta | |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas | Edna - Maid #2 | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Sky Racket | Jenny | |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | Hannah | |
| 1937 | Merry Go Round of 1938 | Maid | |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Mrs. Walker | uncredited |
| 1937 | 45 Fathers | Beulah | |
| 1937 | Quick Money | Hattie, Tompkins' Maid | uncredited |
| 1937 | True Confession | Ella | |
| 1938 | Battle of Broadway | Agatha | |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady | Hattie, Maid at Prom Dance | uncredited |
| 1938 | The Shopworn Angel | Martha | |
| 1938 | Carefree | Hattie | uncredited |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Hilda | |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | Belvedere | |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | Hattie | |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Dehlia | |
| 1939 | The Women | Maid | uncredited |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Mammy - House Servant | |
| 1940 | Maryland | Aunt Carrie | |
| 1941 | The Great Lie | Violet | |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Cynthia, Sue's Cook | uncredited |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Callie | |
| 1942 | The Male Animal | Cleota | |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Minerva Clay | |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Hester, the Fullers' Maid | |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately | Aida | |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Gossip in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number | |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Fidelia | |
| 1944 | Janie | April, Conway's Maid | |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family | Maid | |
| 1944 | Hi, Beautiful | Millie | |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married | April | |
| 1946 | Margie | Cynthia | |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Cozy | |
| 1946 | Song of the South | Aunt Tempy | |
| 1947 | The Flame | Celia | |
| 1948 | Mickey | Bertha | |
| 1949 | Family Honeymoon | Phyllis | |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Minnie |
Hattie McDaniel Media
Publicity photo for Gone with the Wind featuring McDaniel, Olivia de Havilland, and Vivien Leigh
McDaniel as Beulah in 1951, the year before her death
McDaniel leading entertainers from her Los Angeles home to Minter Field for a performance for World War II soldiers in 1942
Grave of McDaniel at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
References
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