9.5
9.5
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Millie
Hattie McDaniel
Acting
Born:June 10, 1893
Died:October 26, 1952(aged 59)
Birthplace:Wichita, Kansas, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:East High School
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CommunityBiography
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 (86 movies)
7.9
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Mammy
7.3
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936
as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
Margie
1946
as Cynthia
6.9
6.9
The Great Lie
1941
as Violet
6.8
6.8
Show Boat
1936
as Queenie
6.8
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932
as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
In This Our Life
1942
as Minerva Clay
6.7
6.7
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Aida
6.7
6.7
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as Martha
6.6
6.6
Alice Adams
1935
as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
6.6
6.6
Carefree
1938
as Hattie (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Callie
6.6
6.6
The Shining Hour
1938
as Belvedere
6.5
6.5
Since You Went Away
1944
as Fidelia
6.5
6.5
We're Only Human
1935
as Molly
6.5
6.5
The Little Colonel
1935
as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter
6.5
6.5
Song of the South
1946
as Aunt Tempy
6.5
6.5
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Maid (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as Ellen Belle
6.4
6.4
Judge Priest
1934
as Aunt Dilsey
6.3
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933
as Manicurist (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Anniversary Trouble
1935
as Maid
6.3
6.3
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Hester
6.3
6.3
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Hilda
6.2
6.2
Saratoga
1937
as Rosetta
6.2
6.2
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cozy
6.2
6.2
Maryland
1940
as Aunt Carrie
6.1
6.1
China Seas
1935
as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934
as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Arbor Day
1936
as Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
6.0
6.0
Babbitt
1934
as Rosalie (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Janie Gets Married
1946
as April
6.0
6.0
Mickey
1948
as Bertha
6.0
6.0
Star for a Night
1936
as Hattie
5.8
5.8
True Confession
1937
as Ella
5.8
5.8
Hello, Sister!
1933
as Woman in Apartment House
5.7
5.7
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Phyllis
5.6
5.6
The Flame
1947
as Celia
5.5
5.5
Good-bye Love
1933
as Edna the Maid
5.5
5.5
Janie
1944
as April, Conway's Maid
5.5
5.5
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Martha Smith (uncredited)
5.4
5.4
High Tension
1936
as Hattie
5.3
5.3
Racing Lady
1937
as Abby
5.2
5.2
The Big Wheel
1949
as Minnie
5.1
5.1
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Mamie
5.0
5.0
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Maid
5.0
5.0
Are You Listening?
1932
as Performer entering radio station
5.0
5.0
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Mamie (uncredited)
4.9
4.9
Flirtation
1934
as Abigail (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
Zenobia
1939
as Dehlia
4.3
4.3
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Ambrosia
4.2
4.2
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Ida Johnson
4.2
4.2
Another Face
1935
as Nellie (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
The Boiling Point
1932
as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Mop Buyer
4.0
4.0
Music Is Magic
1935
as Hattie (Amanda in credits)
4.0
4.0
Battle of Broadway
1938
as Agatha
4.0
4.0
Murder by Television
1935
as Isabella
4.0
4.0
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Cynthia, Sue's Cook
4.0
4.0
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
Quick Money
1937
as Hattie (uncredited)
3.9
3.9
The Male Animal
1942
as Cleota
3.0
3.0
Over the Goal
1937
as Hannah
3.0
3.0
Sky Racket
1937
as Jenny
1.0
1.0
45 Fathers
1937
as Beulah
Okay Toots!
1935
as Maid (uncredited)
The First Baby
1936
as Dora
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Lizzie
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Injured Patient (uncredited)
Mickey's Rescue
1934
as Maid
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
3 Is a Family
1944
as Maid
City Park
1934
as Tessie
Mississippi Moods
1937
Hypnotized
1932
as Powder Room Attendant
Reunion
1936
as Sadie
Fate's Fathead
1934
as Mandy - the Maid
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Hattie
Wig-Wag
1935
as Cook
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Gentle Julia
1936
as Kitty Silvers
The Wildcatter
1937
as Pearl (uncredited)
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