Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Date of Birth:

Jun 10, 1893

Place of Birth:

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:

Hi, Beautiful Hi, Beautiful

1944

The Singing Kid The Singing Kid

1936

Everybody's Baby Everybody's Baby

1939

Libeled Lady Libeled Lady

1936

High Tension High Tension

1936

Nothing Sacred Nothing Sacred

1937

Babbitt Babbitt

1934

Good-bye Love Good-bye Love

1933

Star for a Night Star for a Night

1936

The Little Colonel The Little Colonel

1935

The Impatient Maiden The Impatient Maiden

1932

Reunion Reunion

1936

Johnny Come Lately Johnny Come Lately

1943

Merry Wives of Reno Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Postal Inspector Postal Inspector

1936

The Bride Walks Out The Bride Walks Out

1936

City Park City Park

1934

Racing Lady Racing Lady

1937

Flirtation Flirtation

1934

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

3 Is a Family 3 Is a Family

1944

Hello, Sister! Hello, Sister!

1933

Traveling Saleslady Traveling Saleslady

1935

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Wig-Wag Wig-Wag

1935

The Boiling Point The Boiling Point

1932

Okay Toots! Okay Toots!

1935

The Chases of Pimple Street The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

Lost in the Stratosphere Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Vivacious Lady Vivacious Lady

1938

The Wildcatter The Wildcatter

1937

Hypnotized Hypnotized

1932

Deep South Deep South

1930

Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

2004

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

45 Fathers 45 Fathers

1937

Can This Be Dixie? Can This Be Dixie?

1936

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

Operator 13 Operator 13

1934

Imitation of Life Imitation of Life

1934

Gentle Julia Gentle Julia

1936

Musical Comedy Tonight III Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985

The First Baby The First Baby

1936

Another Face Another Face

1935

China Seas China Seas

1935

Fate's Fathead Fate's Fathead

1934

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

The Flame The Flame

1947

Saratoga Saratoga

1937

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Affectionately Yours Affectionately Yours

1941

Family Honeymoon Family Honeymoon

1948

The Shining Hour The Shining Hour

1938

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

The Shopworn Angel The Shopworn Angel

1938

The Big Wheel The Big Wheel

1949

The Great Lie The Great Lie

1941

In This Our Life In This Our Life

1942

Blonde Venus Blonde Venus

1932

Show Boat Show Boat

1936

King Kelly of the U.S.A. King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

Judge Priest Judge Priest

1934

Murder by Television Murder by Television

1935

George Washington Slept Here George Washington Slept Here

1942

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye

1946

Since You Went Away Since You Went Away

1944

Carefree Carefree

1938

Song of the South Song of the South

1946

Margie Margie

1946

Battle Of Broadway Battle Of Broadway

1938

Arbor Day Arbor Day

1936

We're Only Human We're Only Human

1935

I'm No Angel I'm No Angel

1933

Alice Adams Alice Adams

1935

The Washington Masquerade The Washington Masquerade

1932

The Male Animal The Male Animal

1942

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

Quick Money Quick Money

1937

Music Is Magic Music Is Magic

1935

Don't Tell the Wife Don't Tell the Wife

1937

Merry Go Round of 1938 Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

Over the Goal Over the Goal

1937

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Are You Listening? Are You Listening?

1932

The Crime Nobody Saw The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

True Confession True Confession

1937

Mickey's Rescue Mickey's Rescue

1934

Janie Janie

1944

Sky Racket Sky Racket

1937

Maryland Maryland

1940

Mickey Mickey

1948

Janie Gets Married Janie Gets Married

1946

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

1939

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