Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Acting

Birthday

1893/06/10

Day of death

1952/10/26 (59 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Also know as

Hattie McDaniels

Biography

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...Read more

Acting
Gone with the Wind
7.9

(1939) Gone with the Wind

as Mammy

Judge Priest
6.5

(1934) Judge Priest

as Aunt Dilsey

King Kelly of the U.S.A.
3.5

(1934) King Kelly of the U.S.A.

as Mop Buyer

Show Boat
6.7

(1936) Show Boat

as Queenie

Blonde Venus
6.8

(1932) Blonde Venus

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

Song of the South
6.4

(1946) Song of the South

as Aunt Tempy

Murder by Television
3.7

(1935) Murder by Television

as Isabella

George Washington Slept Here
6.3

(1942) George Washington Slept Here

as Hester

Carefree
6.6

(1938) Carefree

as Hattie (uncredited)

Since You Went Away
6.5

(1944) Since You Went Away

as Fidelia

Never Say Goodbye
6.3

(1946) Never Say Goodbye

as Cozy

In This Our Life
6.8

(1942) In This Our Life

as Minerva Clay

The Mad Miss Manton
6.4

(1938) The Mad Miss Manton

as Hilda

Alice Adams
6.7

(1935) Alice Adams

as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

The Great Lie
6.8

(1941) The Great Lie

as Violet

Saratoga
6.3

(1937) Saratoga

as Rosetta

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Callie

The Flame
5.4

(1947) The Flame

as Celia

Affectionately Yours
4.8

(1941) Affectionately Yours

as Cynthia, Sue's Cook

The Big Wheel
5.8

(1949) The Big Wheel

as Minnie

Family Honeymoon
5.7

(1948) Family Honeymoon

as Phyllis

The Shopworn Angel
7.1

(1938) The Shopworn Angel

as Martha

Zenobia
4.6

(1939) Zenobia

as Dehlia

The Shining Hour
6.6

(1938) The Shining Hour

as Belvedere

Margie
6.9

(1946) Margie

as Cynthia

Battle of Broadway
4.2

(1938) Battle of Broadway

as Agatha

True Confession
5.8

(1937) True Confession

as Ella

The Crime Nobody Saw
5.0

(1937) The Crime Nobody Saw

as Ambrosia

The Boiling Point
4.0

(1932) The Boiling Point

as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)

Are You Listening?
5.0

(1932) Are You Listening?

as Performer entering radio station

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mickey's Rescue
0.0

(1934) Mickey's Rescue

as Maid

Janie
5.5

(1944) Janie

as April, Conway's Maid

Janie Gets Married
6.0

(1946) Janie Gets Married

as April

Mickey
6.0

(1948) Mickey

as Bertha

Maryland
6.2

(1940) Maryland

as Aunt Carrie

Vivacious Lady
6.9

(1938) Vivacious Lady

as Hattie (uncredited)

Merry Go Round of 1938
5.0

(1937) Merry Go Round of 1938

as Maid

Sky Racket
3.3

(1937) Sky Racket

as Jenny

Over the Goal
3.0

(1937) Over the Goal

as Hannah

Hypnotized
0.0

(1932) Hypnotized

as Powder Room Attendant

The Wildcatter
0.0

(1937) The Wildcatter

as Pearl (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)

I'm No Angel
6.4

(1933) I'm No Angel

as Manicurist (uncredited)

Arbor Day
6.0

(1936) Arbor Day

as Buckwheat's Mother

We're Only Human
6.5

(1935) We're Only Human

as Molly

Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry
0.0

(2004) Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

as Self (archive footage)

Nothing Sacred
6.2

(1937) Nothing Sacred

as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)

The Washington Masquerade
6.5

(1932) The Washington Masquerade

as Maid (uncredited)

The Male Animal
4.1

(1942) The Male Animal

as Cleota

Don't Tell the Wife
0.0

(1937) Don't Tell the Wife

as Mamie (uncredited)

Quick Money
4.0

(1937) Quick Money

as Hattie (uncredited)

Music Is Magic
4.0

(1935) Music Is Magic

as Hattie (Amanda in credits)

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
6.3

(1936) Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

as Ellen Belle

Fate's Fathead
0.0

(1934) Fate's Fathead

as Mandy - the Maid

China Seas
6.3

(1935) China Seas

as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)

City Park
0.0

(1934) City Park

as Tessie

The Bride Walks Out
5.3

(1936) The Bride Walks Out

as Mamie

Postal Inspector
6.2

(1936) Postal Inspector

as Deborah

Racing Lady
5.3

(1937) Racing Lady

as Abby

Merry Wives of Reno
4.8

(1934) Merry Wives of Reno

as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)

Flirtation
4.4

(1934) Flirtation

as Abigail (uncredited)

Traveling Saleslady
5.9

(1935) Traveling Saleslady

as Martha Smith (uncredited)

Hello, Sister!
6.0

(1933) Hello, Sister!

as Woman in Apartment House

High Tension
5.4

(1936) High Tension

as Hattie

3 Is a Family
0.0

(1944) 3 Is a Family

as Maid

Johnny Come Lately
6.7

(1943) Johnny Come Lately

as Aida

Libeled Lady
7.3

(1936) Libeled Lady

as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number

Reunion
0.0

(1936) Reunion

as Sadie

Everybody's Baby
0.0

(1939) Everybody's Baby

as Hattie

9.5

(1944) Hi, Beautiful

as Millie

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
0.0

(2022) The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

as ---

The Singing Kid
4.0

(1936) The Singing Kid

as Maid (uncredited)

0.0

(1937) Mississippi Moods

as ---

Babbitt
6.0

(1934) Babbitt

as Rosalie (uncredited)

The Impatient Maiden
0.0

(1932) The Impatient Maiden

as Injured Patient (uncredited)

The Little Colonel
6.3

(1935) The Little Colonel

as Becky "Mom Beck" Porter

Star for a Night
6.0

(1936) Star for a Night

as Hattie

Good-bye Love
5.5

(1933) Good-bye Love

as Edna the Maid

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

Wig-Wag
0.0

(1935) Wig-Wag

as Cook

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.0

(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6

(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...
7.0

(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

Operator 13
5.7

(1934) Operator 13

as Annie (uncredited)

Imitation of Life
7.0

(1934) Imitation of Life

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Another Face
4.2

(1935) Another Face

as Nellie (uncredited)

The First Baby
0.0

(1936) The First Baby

as Dora

Musical Comedy Tonight III
0.0

(1985) Musical Comedy Tonight III

as ---

Gentle Julia
0.0

(1936) Gentle Julia

as Kitty Silvers

Lost in the Stratosphere
4.7

(1934) Lost in the Stratosphere

as Ida Johnson

Can This Be Dixie?
0.0

(1936) Can This Be Dixie?

as Lizzie

45 Fathers
1.0

(1937) 45 Fathers

as Beulah

0.0

(1935) Okay Toots!

as Maid (uncredited)

The Chases of Pimple Street
6.0

(1934) The Chases of Pimple Street

as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)

Anniversary Trouble
6.5

(1935) Anniversary Trouble

as Maid

7.0

(1950) The Beulah Show

as Beulah

Explained
7.5

(2018) Explained

as Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)