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Hattie McDaniel was an American actress of stage and screen, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Oscar won by a black entertainer.
Born
Saturday, 10 June 1893
Died
Sunday, 26 October 1952
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| They've Gotta Have Us | Self | 2018 |
| Explained | Self - First Black Oscar Winner | 2018 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self | 2017 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2009 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| A Century of Black Cinema | Self | 2003 |
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Aunt Dilsey (clip from Judge Priest (1934)) | 2003 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| They've Gotta Have Us | Self | 2018 |
| Explained | Self - First Black Oscar Winner | 2018 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self | 2017 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2009 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| A Century of Black Cinema | Self | 2003 |
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Aunt Dilsey (clip from Judge Priest (1934)) | 2003 |
| The Young and the Dead | Self | 2000 |
| Classified X | Self | 1998 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed | Self / Various Roles | 1968 |
| Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test | 1961 |
| Beulah | Beulah | 1950 |
| The Big Wheel | Minnie | 1949 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| Family Honeymoon | Phyllis | 1948 |
| Mickey | Bertha | 1948 |
| The Flame | Celia | 1947 |
| Song of the South | Aunt Tempy | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Cozy | 1946 |
| Margie | Cynthia | 1946 |
| Janie Gets Married | April | 1946 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Millie | 1944 |
| Three Is a Family | Maid | 1944 |
| Janie | April, Conway's Maid / April | 1944 |
| Since You Went Away | Fidelia | 1944 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Gossip in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number | 1943 |
| Johnny Come Lately | Aida | 1943 |
| George Washington Slept Here | Hester | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Minerva Clay | 1942 |
| The Male Animal | Cleota | 1942 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Callie | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Cynthia / Cynthia, Sue's Cook | 1941 |
| The Great Lie | Violet | 1941 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - 1939 Oscar Winner for Best Supporting Actress / Herself | 1940 |
| Maryland | Aunt Carrie / Aunt Clara | 1940 |
| Gone with the Wind | Mammy - House Servant / Mammy | 1940 |
| Zenobia | Dehlia | 1939 |
| Everybody's Baby | Hattie | 1939 |
| The Shining Hour | Belvedere | 1938 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Hilda | 1938 |
| Carefree | Hattie | 1938 |
| The Shopworn Angel | Martha | 1938 |
| Vivacious Lady | Hattie - Maid at Prom Dance | 1938 |
| Battle of Broadway | Agatha | 1938 |
| True Confession | Ella | 1937 |
| Quick Money | Hattie | 1937 |
| 45 Fathers | Beulah | 1937 |
| Nothing Sacred | Mrs. Walker | 1937 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Maid | 1937 |
| Over the Goal | Hannah | 1937 |
| Sky Racket | Jenny | 1937 |
| Saratoga | Rosetta | 1937 |
| The Wildcatter | Pearl | 1937 |
| The Crime Nobody Saw | Ambrosia | 1937 |
| Don't Tell the Wife | Mamie - Nancy's Maid | 1937 |
| Racing Lady | Abby | 1937 |
| Reunion | Sadie | 1936 |
| Can This Be Dixie? | Lizzie | 1936 |
| Libeled Lady | Maid in Grand Plaza Hall | 1936 |
| Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Ellen Belle | 1936 |
| Star for a Night | Hattie | 1936 |
| Postal Inspector | Deborah | 1936 |
| High Tension | Hattie | 1936 |
| The Bride Walks Out | Mamie - Carolyn's Maid / Mamie | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Queenie | 1936 |
| Arbor Day | Buckwheat's Mother / la mère de Buckwheat | 1936 |
| The Singing Kid | Maid | 1936 |
| Gentle Julia | Kitty Silvers | 1936 |
| The First Baby | Dora | 1936 |
| Next Time We Love | Hanna | 1936 |
| We're Only Human | Molly / Molly, Martin's Maid | 1935 |
| Another Face | Nellie - Sheila's Maid | 1935 |
| Music Is Magic | Hattie (Amanda in credits) | 1935 |
| Murder by Television | Isabella - the Cook / Isabella | 1935 |
| Harmony Lane | Liza - the Cook | 1935 |
| Alice Adams | Malena / Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner | 1935 |
| China Seas | Isabel McCarthy - Dolly's Maid | 1935 |
| The Four Star Boarder | Maid | 1935 |
| Traveling Saleslady | Martha Smith | 1935 |
| Transient Lady | Servant | 1935 |
| The Little Colonel | Mom Beck / Becky "Mom Beck" Porter | 1935 |
| Okay Toots! | Hattie - the Maid / Maid | 1935 |
| Anniversary Trouble | Mandy, the Maid | 1935 |
| The Chases of Pimple Street | Hattie - Gertrude's Maid / Maid | 1934 |
| Little Men | Asia | 1934 |
| Babbitt | Rosalie, the Maid | 1934 |
| Imitation of Life | Woman at Funeral | 1934 |
| Lost in the Stratosphere | Ida Johnson | 1934 |
| Flirtation | Minor Role | 1934 |
| King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Mop Buyer / Black Narcissus Mop Buyer | 1934 |
| Judge Priest | Aunt Dilsey | 1934 |
| Operator 13 | Annie | 1934 |
| City Park | Tessie / Tessie - the Ransome Maid | 1934 |
| Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny's Maid | 1934 |
| Mickey's Rescue | Maid | 1934 |
| Good-bye Love | Edna the Maid | 1933 |
| I'm No Angel | Manicurist / Tira's Maid-Manicurist | 1933 |
| Hello, Sister! | Woman in Apartment House / Tenement Tenant | 1933 |
| Hypnotized | Powder Room Attendant | 1932 |
| The Golden West | Mammy Lou | 1932 |
| Blonde Venus | Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans | 1932 |
| Crooner | Maid in Ladies' Room | 1932 |
| The Boiling Point | Caroline - the Cook | 1932 |
| The Washington Masquerade | Maid | 1932 |
| Are You Listening? | Performer entering radio station / Aunt Fatima - Singer | 1932 |
| The Impatient Maiden | Injured Patient | 1932 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
