Actor
Hattie McDaniel
Born 10 June 1893 · Wichita, Kansas, USA — died 26 October 1952
Hattie McDaniel (1893–1952) was an American actress and singer who worked in films and on radio. She is best known as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she became the first Black person to win an Academy Award. She often played maids in Hollywood's studio era.
Key films
Gone with the Wind (1939)On Cinespective
Her defining role as Mammy brought her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, a historic first.
Judge Priest (1934)
An early role in which her maid character showed a more assertive, outspoken streak.
Alice Adams (1935)
Directed by George Stevens, it gave her a sharp, scene-stealing part opposite Katharine Hepburn.
Show Boat (1936)
A prominent studio-era musical drama appearance showing her range in the mid-1930s.
In This Our Life (1942)
A post-Oscar supporting role in a Bette Davis drama.
Key awards
- 1939 (awarded 1940): Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Gone with the Wind
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 100
- 1932Blonde Venus · as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)Actor
- 1932The Washington Masquerade · as Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1932Are You Listening? · as Performer entering radio stationActor
- 1932The Impatient Maiden · as Injured Patient (uncredited)Actor
- 1932The Boiling Point · as Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)Actor
- 1932The Golden West · as Mammy LouActor
- 1932Hypnotized · as Powder Room AttendantActor
- 1933I'm No Angel · as Manicurist (uncredited)Actor
- 1933Hello, Sister! · as Woman in Apartment HouseActor
- 1933Good-bye Love · as Edna the MaidActor
- 1934Imitation of Life · as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Judge Priest · as Aunt DilseyActor
- 1934Operator 13 · as Annie (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Lost in the Stratosphere · as Ida JohnsonActor
- 1934Merry Wives of Reno · as Bunny's Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Flirtation · as Abigail (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Babbitt · as Rosalie (uncredited)Actor
- 1934King Kelly of the U.S.A. · as Mop BuyerActor
- 1934The Chases of Pimple Street · as Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1934City Park · as TessieActor
- 1934Mickey's Rescue · as MaidActor
- 1934Fate's Fathead · as Mandy - the MaidActor
- 1935Alice Adams · as Malena Burns - Maid Serving DinnerActor
- 1935China Seas · as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1935The Little Colonel · as Becky "Mom Beck" PorterActor
- 1935Murder by Television · as IsabellaActor
- 1935Traveling Saleslady · as Martha Smith (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Anniversary Trouble · as MaidActor
- 1935Another Face · as Nellie (uncredited)Actor
- 1935We're Only Human · as MollyActor
- 1935Music Is Magic · as Hattie (Amanda in credits)Actor
- 1935Wig-Wag · as CookActor
- 1935Okay Toots! · as Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Libeled Lady · as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Show Boat · as QueenieActor
- 1936The Bride Walks Out · as MamieActor
- 1936Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as Ellen BelleActor
- 1936High Tension · as HattieActor
- 1936Arbor Day · as Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Postal Inspector · as DeborahActor
- 1936The Singing Kid · as Maid (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Star for a Night · as HattieActor
- 1936Reunion · as SadieActor
- 1936The First Baby · as DoraActor
- 1936Gentle Julia · as Kitty SilversActor
- 1936Can This Be Dixie? · as LizzieActor
- 1937Nothing Sacred · as Mrs. Walker (uncredited)Actor
- 1937True Confession · as EllaActor
- 1937Saratoga · as RosettaActor
- 1937Sky Racket · as JennyActor
- 1937The Crime Nobody Saw · as AmbrosiaActor
- 1937Racing Lady · as AbbyActor
- 1937Quick Money · as Hattie (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Over the Goal · as HannahActor
- 1937Merry Go Round of 1938 · as MaidActor
- 193745 Fathers · as BeulahActor
- 1937Don't Tell the Wife · as Mamie (uncredited)Actor
- 1937The Wildcatter · as Pearl (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Mississippi MoodsActor
- 1938Vivacious Lady · as Hattie (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Carefree · as Hattie (uncredited)Actor
- 1938The Mad Miss Manton · as HildaActor
- 1938The Shining Hour · as BelvedereActor
- 1938The Shopworn Angel · as MarthaActor
- 1938Battle of Broadway · as AgathaActor
- 1939Gone with the Wind · as MammyActor
- 1939Zenobia · as DehliaActor
- 1939Everybody's Baby · as HattieActor
- 1940Maryland · as Aunt CarrieActor
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards · as SelfActor
- 1941They Died with Their Boots On · as CallieActor
- 1941The Great Lie · as VioletActor
- 1941Affectionately Yours · as Cynthia, Sue's CookActor
- 1942In This Our Life · as Minerva ClayActor
- 1942George Washington Slept Here · as HesterActor
- 1942The Male Animal · as CleotaActor
- 1943Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" NumberActor
- 1943Johnny Come Lately · as AidaActor
- 1944Since You Went Away · as FideliaActor
- 1944Janie · as April, Conway's MaidActor
- 1944Hi, Beautiful · as MillieActor
- 19443 Is a Family · as MaidActor
- 1946Song of the South · as Aunt TempyActor
- 1946Never Say Goodbye · as CozyActor
- 1946Margie · as CynthiaActor
- 1946Janie Gets Married · as AprilActor
- 1947The Flame · as CeliaActor
- 1948Family Honeymoon · as PhyllisActor
- 1948Mickey · as BerthaActor
- 1949The Big Wheel · as MinnieActor
- 1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1985Musical Comedy Tonight IIIActor
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Becoming Marilyn · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2022The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.