Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893-1952) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 59
Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
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The Big WheelFilm, Minnie1946
MargieFilm, Cynthia1944
Since You Went AwayFilm, Fidelia1943
Johnny Come LatelyFilm, Aida1942
George Washington Slept HereFilm, Hester1940Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1939
Gone with the WindFilm, Mammy1938
CarefreeFilm, Hattie (uncredited)1937
Nothing SacredFilm, Mrs. Walker (uncredited)1936
Libeled LadyFilm, Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)1934
Imitation of LifeFilm, Woman at Funeral (uncredited)1933
Hello, Sister!Film, Woman in Apartment House1932
Blonde VenusFilm, Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)1893Born10 June 1893Known for
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Gone with the Wind 1939
Libeled Lady 1936
The Great Lie 1941
Vivacious Lady 1938
Imitation of Life 1934
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Hal B. Wallis Produced The Great Lie (1941)
David O. Selznick Produced Gone with the Wind and Nothing Sacred
Max Steiner Wrote Gone with the Wind and Since You Went Away
Wesley Ruggles Directed I'm No Angel (1933)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Produced The Shining Hour and The Shopworn Angel
George Stevens Directed Alice Adams and Vivacious Lady
Henry King Directed Maryland and Margie
Hal Roach Produced Zenobia and Arbor Day
Lloyd Bacon Directed Affectionately Yours and Crooner
Jack Conway Directed Libeled Lady and Saratoga
David Butler Directed The Little Colonel (1935)
Charley Grapewin Also in Libeled Lady (1936)
Dennis O'Keefe Also in Blonde Venus, Libeled Lady and Saratoga
Tay Garnett Directed Since You Went Away and China Seas
Pandro S. Berman Produced Alice Adams and Carefree
Mark Hellinger Produced Affectionately Yours (1941)- Leigh Jason Directed The Bride Walks Out (1936)
George Chandler Also in Since You Went Away and Libeled Lady
Franklin Pangborn Also in Vivacious Lady and Carefree
Grady Sutton Also in Alice Adams and Vivacious Lady
Eddy Chandler Also in Gone with the Wind and Show Boat
Clark Gable Also in Gone with the Wind and China Seas
Olivia de Havilland Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
George Meeker Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Hattie McDanielBrothers and sisters
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Filmography 40
104 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 7
A 1939 publicity photo for Gone with the Wind including McDaniel, Olivia de Havilland, and Vivien Leigh
McDaniel in February 1940
McDaniel as Beulah in August 1951, a year before her death![McDaniel leading entertainers from her Los Angeles home to Minter Field for a performance for World War II soldiers in 1942[87]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/%22Hattie_McDaniel_%28center%29%2C_Chairman_of_the_Negro_Division_of_the_Hollywood_Victory_Committee%2C_takes_time_off_from_rehear_-_NARA_-_535875.jpg/1280px-%22Hattie_McDaniel_%28center%29%2C_Chairman_of_the_Negro_Division_of_the_Hollywood_Victory_Committee%2C_takes_time_off_from_rehear_-_NARA_-_535875.jpg)
McDaniel leading entertainers from her Los Angeles home to Minter Field for a performance for World War II soldiers in 1942[87]
McDaniel's gravesite at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles
McDaniel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, awarded for her contributions to radio, located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard; her second star for her film work is at 1719 Vine Street.Awards
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She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, and in 2006, became the first black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp. In 2010, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
