Hattie McDaniel

Acting

June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952 (died at 59)

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Female

97 Movies

3 TV Shows

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).

Gone with the Wind

1939 7.9

as Mammy

Age 46 (now 59)

Song of the South

1946 6.5

as Aunt Tempy

Age 53 (now 59)

The Great Lie

1941 7.0

as Violet

Age 47 (now 59)

In This Our Life

1942 6.9

as Minerva Clay

Age 48 (now 59)

Since You Went Away

1944 6.6

as Fidelia

Age 51 (now 59)

The Shopworn Angel

1938 6.8

as Martha

Age 45 (now 59)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Callie

Age 48 (now 59)

Johnny Come Lately

1943 7.0

as Aida

Age 50 (now 59)

Blonde Venus

1932 6.8

as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 59)

Show Boat

1936 6.7

as Queenie

Age 42 (now 59)

Alice Adams

1935 6.7

as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

Age 42 (now 59)

George Washington Slept Here

1942 6.4

as Hester

Age 49 (now 59)

The Little Colonel

1935 6.6

as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter

Age 41 (now 59)

Libeled Lady

1936 7.3

as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 59)

The Shining Hour

1938 6.7

as Belvedere

Age 45 (now 59)

Saratoga

1937 6.5

as Rosetta

Age 44 (now 59)

Becoming Marilyn

2022 7.6

Age 129 (now 59)

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022

Age 128 (now 59)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 116 (now 59)

Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Age 110 (now 59)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988 8.2

as Self (archive footage)

Age 95 (now 59)

Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985

Age 92 (now 59)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 89 (now 59)

The Big Wheel

1949 5.7

as Minnie

Age 56 (now 59)

Family Honeymoon

1948 6.3

as Phyllis

Age 55 (now 59)

Mickey

1948 7.0

as Bertha

Age 55 (now 59)

The Flame

1947 5.8

as Celia

Age 54 (now 59)

Song of the South

1946 6.5

as Aunt Tempy

Age 53 (now 59)

Never Say Goodbye

1946 6.3

as Cozy

Age 53 (now 59)

Margie

1946 7.1

as Cynthia

Age 53 (now 59)

Janie Gets Married

1946 7.3

as April

Age 53 (now 59)

Hi, Beautiful

1944 9.8

as Millie

Age 51 (now 59)

3 Is a Family

1944 9.0

as Maid

Age 51 (now 59)

Janie

1944 6.0

as April, Conway's Maid

Age 51 (now 59)

Since You Went Away

1944 6.6

as Fidelia

Age 51 (now 59)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 6.2

as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number

Age 50 (now 59)

Johnny Come Lately

1943 7.0

as Aida

Age 50 (now 59)

George Washington Slept Here

1942 6.4

as Hester

Age 49 (now 59)

In This Our Life

1942 6.9

as Minerva Clay

Age 48 (now 59)

The Male Animal

1942 4.5

as Cleota

Age 48 (now 59)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Callie

Age 48 (now 59)

Affectionately Yours

1941 4.5

as Cynthia, Sue's Cook

Age 47 (now 59)

The Great Lie

1941 7.0

as Violet

Age 47 (now 59)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 6.5

as Self

Age 47 (now 59)

Maryland

1940 6.5

as Aunt Carrie

Age 47 (now 59)

Gone with the Wind

1939 7.9

as Mammy

Age 46 (now 59)

Zenobia

1939 4.9

as Dehlia

Age 45 (now 59)

Everybody's Baby

1939 8.0

as Hattie

Age 45 (now 59)

The Shining Hour

1938 6.7

as Belvedere

Age 45 (now 59)

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 6.4

as Hilda

Age 45 (now 59)

Carefree

1938 6.7

as Hattie (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 59)

The Shopworn Angel

1938 6.8

as Martha

Age 45 (now 59)

Vivacious Lady

1938 7.0

as Hattie (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 59)

Battle of Broadway

1938 5.0

as Agatha

Age 44 (now 59)

True Confession

1937 6.1

as Ella

Age 44 (now 59)

Quick Money

1937 5.5

as Hattie (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 59)

45 Fathers

1937 4.5

as Beulah

Age 44 (now 59)

Nothing Sacred

1937 6.3

as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 59)

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937 7.5

as Maid

Age 44 (now 59)

Over the Goal

1937 5.0

as Hannah

Age 44 (now 59)

Sky Racket

1937 3.8

as Jenny

Age 44 (now 59)

Saratoga

1937 6.5

as Rosetta

Age 44 (now 59)

Mississippi Moods

1937 10.0

Age 44 (now 59)

The Wildcatter

1937 8.0

as Pearl (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 59)

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937 5.5

as Ambrosia

Age 43 (now 59)

Don't Tell the Wife

1937 6.0

as Mamie (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 59)

Racing Lady

1937 6.0

as Abby

Age 43 (now 59)

Reunion

1936 7.0

as Sadie

Age 43 (now 59)

Can This Be Dixie?

1936 7.0

as Lizzie

Age 43 (now 59)

Libeled Lady

1936 7.3

as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 59)

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936 6.7

as Ellen Belle

Age 43 (now 59)

Star for a Night

1936 7.0

as Hattie

Age 43 (now 59)

Postal Inspector

1936 7.0

as Deborah

Age 43 (now 59)

The Bride Walks Out

1936 5.4

as Mamie

Age 43 (now 59)

High Tension

1936 5.8

as Hattie

Age 43 (now 59)

Show Boat

1936 6.7

as Queenie

Age 42 (now 59)

Arbor Day

1936 6.3

as Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 59)

Gentle Julia

1936 7.0

as Kitty Silvers

Age 42 (now 59)

The Singing Kid

1936 7.0

as Maid (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 59)

The First Baby

1936 8.0

as Dora

Age 42 (now 59)

We're Only Human

1935 7.3

as Molly

Age 42 (now 59)

Another Face

1935 4.8

as Nellie (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 59)

Music Is Magic

1935 5.3

as Hattie (Amanda in credits)

Age 42 (now 59)

Murder by Television

1935 4.2

as Isabella

Age 42 (now 59)

Alice Adams

1935 6.7

as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

Age 42 (now 59)

China Seas

1935 6.2

as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 59)

Wig-Wag

1935 7.0

as Cook

Age 41 (now 59)

Traveling Saleslady

1935 6.1

as Martha Smith (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Anniversary Trouble

1935 6.8

as Maid

Age 41 (now 59)

The Little Colonel

1935 6.6

as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter

Age 41 (now 59)

Okay Toots!

1935 7.0

as Maid (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934 8.0

as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Babbitt

1934 6.3

as Rosalie (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Imitation of Life

1934 7.0

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Fate's Fathead

1934 8.0

as Mandy - the Maid

Age 41 (now 59)

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934 4.9

as Ida Johnson

Age 41 (now 59)

Flirtation

1934 5.6

as Abigail (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Judge Priest

1934 6.4

as Aunt Dilsey

Age 41 (now 59)

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934 5.2

as Mop Buyer

Age 41 (now 59)

Operator 13

1934 5.9

as Annie (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 59)

City Park

1934 10.0

as Tessie

Age 40 (now 59)

Merry Wives of Reno

1934 4.4

as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 59)

Mickey's Rescue

1934 10.0

as Maid

Age 40 (now 59)

Good-bye Love

1933 6.3

as Edna the Maid

Age 40 (now 59)

I'm No Angel

1933 6.4

as Manicurist (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 59)

Hello, Sister!

1933 6.0

as Woman in Apartment House

Age 39 (now 59)

Hypnotized

1932 7.0

as Powder Room Attendant

Age 39 (now 59)

The Golden West

1932 5.5

as Mammy Lou

Age 39 (now 59)

Blonde Venus

1932 6.8

as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 59)

The Boiling Point

1932 7.0

as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 59)

The Washington Masquerade

1932 6.8

as Maid (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 59)

Are You Listening?

1932 5.6

as Performer entering radio station

Age 38 (now 59)

The Impatient Maiden

1932 9.0

as Injured Patient (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 59)