Hattie McDaniel

Born on June 10, 1893· Wichita, Kansas, USA

† Died on October 26, 1952

28Roles★ 6.7Average rating

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… Read more

Known for

Gone with the Wind1939Song of the South1946Blonde Venus1932Libeled Lady1936

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.3

Becoming Marilyn2022

(archive footage)

Series★ 7.5

Explained2018

Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)

★ 6.5

Song of the South1946

Aunt Tempy

★ 6.6

Since You Went Away1944

Fidelia

★ 6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars1943

Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number

★ 7

Johnny Come Lately1943

Aida

★ 6.9

In This Our Life1942

Minerva Clay

★ 7

The Great Lie1941

Violet

★ 6.7

They Died with Their Boots On1941

Callie

★ 7.9

Gone with the Wind1939

Mammy

★ 6.7

Carefree1938

Hattie (uncredited)

★ 6.4

The Mad Miss Manton1938

Hilda

★ 6.8

The Shopworn Angel1938

Martha

★ 6.7

The Shining Hour1938

Belvedere

★ 7

Vivacious Lady1938

Hattie (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Saratoga1937

Rosetta

★ 6.1

True Confession1937

Ella

★ 6.3

Nothing Sacred1937

Mrs. Walker (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Show Boat1936

Queenie

★ 7.3

Libeled Lady1936

Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

★ 4.2

Murder by Television1935

Isabella

★ 6.7

Alice Adams1935

Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

★ 6.3

China Seas1935

Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)

★ 6.6

The Little Colonel1935

Becky "Mom Beck" Porter

★ 6.4

Judge Priest1934

Aunt Dilsey

★ 7

Imitation of Life1934

Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

★ 6.3

I'm No Angel1933

Manicurist (uncredited)

★ 6.8

Blonde Venus1932

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