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Hattie McDaniel (1892–1952)

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After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West. Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams. In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn... See full bio »

Born:

in Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died:

(age 60) in Woodland Hills, California, USA
Still of Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind
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1952 Beulah (TV series)
Beulah
– Beulah and the Bank (1952) … Beulah
– The Great Cake (1952) … Beulah
– Beulah Goes Gardening (1952) … Beulah
– The Waltz (1952) … Beulah
– Donnie and the Dogs (1952) … Beulah
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1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Beulah
– Episode #1.13 (1949) … Beulah
 
1949 The Big Wheel
Minnie (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1948 Family Honeymoon
Phyllis
 
1948 Mickey
Bertha
 
1947 The Flame
Celia
 
1946 Song of the South
Aunt Tempy
 
1946 Never Say Goodbye
Cozy
 
1946 Margie
Cynthia
 
1946 Janie Gets Married
April
 
1944 Hi, Beautiful
Millie
 
1944 Three Is a Family
Maid
 
1944 Janie
April, Conway's Maid
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Fidelia
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gossip in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number
 
1943 Johnny Come Lately
Aida
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here
Hester, the Fullers' Maid
 
1942 In This Our Life
Minerva Clay
 
1942 The Male Animal
Cleota
 
1941 They Died with Their Boots On
Callie
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Cynthia, Sue's Cook
 
1941 The Great Lie
Violet
 
1940 Maryland
Aunt Carrie
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Mammy - House Servant
 
1939 Zenobia
Dehlia (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1939 Everybody's Baby
Hattie
 
1938 The Shining Hour
Belvedere
 
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
Hilda (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1938 Carefree
Hattie (uncredited)
 
1938 The Shopworn Angel
Martha
 
1938 Vivacious Lady
Hattie - Maid at Prom Dance (uncredited)
 
1938 Battle of Broadway
Agatha
 
1937 True Confession
Ella
 
1937 Quick Money
Hattie (uncredited)
 
1937 45 Fathers
Beulah
 
1937 Nothing Sacred
Mrs. Walker (uncredited)
 
1937 Merry Go Round of 1938
Maid
 
1937 Over the Goal
Hannah (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1937 Sky Racket
Jenny (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1937 Stella Dallas
Edna (uncredited)
 
1937 Saratoga
Rosetta (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1937 The Wildcatter
Pearl (uncredited)
 
1937 The Crime Nobody Saw
Ambrosia
 
1937 Don't Tell the Wife
Mamie, Nancy's Maid (uncredited)
 
1937 Racing Lady
Abby
 
1937 Mississippi Moods
 
1936 Reunion
Sadie
 
1936 Can This Be Dixie?
Lizzie
 
1936 Libeled Lady
Maid in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
 
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Ellen Belle (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1936 Star for a Night
Hattie
 
1936 Postal Inspector
Deborah (uncredited)
 
1936 High Tension
Hattie
 
1936 The Bride Walks Out
Mamie - Carolyn's maid (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1936 Show Boat
Queenie
 
1936 Arbor Day (short)
Buckwheat's mother
 
1936 Gentle Julia
Kitty Silvers
 
1936 The Singing Kid
Maid (uncredited)
 
1936 The First Baby
Dora
 
1936 Next Time We Love
Hanna (uncredited)
 
1935 We're Only Human
Molly, Martin's Maid (uncredited)
 
1935 Another Face
Nellie, Sheila's Maid (uncredited)
 
1935 Music Is Magic
Hattie (Amanda in credits) (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1935 Harmony Lane
Liza, the Cook (uncredited)
 
1935 Murder by Television
Isabella - the Cook
 
1935 Alice Adams
Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1935 China Seas
Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
 
1935 The Four Star Boarder (short)
Maid (uncredited)
 
1935 Wig-Wag (short)
Cook (uncredited)
 
1935 Traveling Saleslady
Martha Smith (uncredited)
 
1935 Transient Lady
Servant (uncredited)
 
1935 The Little Colonel
Mom Beck
 
1935 Okay Toots! (short)
Maid (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1935 Anniversary Trouble (short)
Mandy, the maid
 
1934 The Chases of Pimple Street (short)
Hattie, Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
 
1934 Little Men
Asia (uncredited)
 
1934 Babbitt
Rosalie, the Maid (uncredited)
 
1934 Fate's Fathead (short)
Mandy, the Maid (uncredited)
 
1934 Lost in the Stratosphere
Ida Johnson (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1934 Flirtation (uncredited)
 
1934 Judge Priest
Aunt Dilsey (as Hattie McDaniels)
 
1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Black Narcissus Mop Buyer (uncredited)
 
1934 Operator 13
Annie (uncredited)
 
1934 Merry Wives of Reno
Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
 
1934 City Park
Tessie - the Ransome Maid (uncredited)
 
1934 Mickey's Rescue (short)
Maid (uncredited)
 
1933 Goodbye Love
Edna the Maid (uncredited)
 
1933 I'm No Angel
Tira's Maid-Manicurist (uncredited)
 
1933 Hello, Sister!
Woman in Apartment House (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1932 Hypnotized
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
 
1932 The Golden West
Mammy Lou (uncredited)
 
1932 Blonde Venus
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
 
1932 Crooner
Maid in Ladies' Room (uncredited)
 
1932 The Boiling Point
Caroline - Kirk's Cook (uncredited)
 
1932 The Washington Masquerade
Maid (uncredited)
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Singer (uncredited)
 
1932 The Impatient Maiden
Injured Patient (uncredited)
 
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1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.13 (1949) (performer: "Some of These Days")
 
1946 Song of the South (performer: "Sooner Or Later You're Gonna Be Comin' Around" - uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "Ice Cold Katy" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1941 The Great Lie (performer: "Slumber My Darling" - uncredited)
 
1937 Saratoga (performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1936 Show Boat (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited, "Ah Still Suits Me" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1935 The Little Colonel (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited)
 
1934 Judge Priest (writer: "Aunt Dilsey's Improvisation" 1934 - uncredited / performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" 1853 - uncredited, "Aunt Dilsey's Improvisation" 1934 - uncredited, "Massa Jesus Wrote Me a Note" 1934 - uncredited, "The Little Brown Jug" 1869 - uncredited, "Aunt Dilsey's Song" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Babbitt (performer: "Blues Ain't Nothing but a Good Man Feeling Bad" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 1 a Minute (in memory of: Battled Breast Cancer)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.15 (1949) … Herself
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Herself - 1939 Oscar Winner for Best Supporting Actress
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2010 Democracy Now! (TV series)
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2007 Roots Remembered (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
 
2001 Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (TV documentary)
Herself/Mammy in "Gone With the Wind"/Queenie in 1936 "Show Boat"/Other film roles too numerous to mention
 
2000 The Young and the Dead (documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Aunt Dilsey [in "Judge Priest"] (uncredited)
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Mammy/Aunt Dilsy/Hilda
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'
 
1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV movie)
Queenie
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Herself/Various Roles (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1929) Stage: Appeared in a touring company of "Show Boat". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Hattie McDaniels

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one. See more »

Trivia:

Lived in a middle class African American section of Los Angeles coined "Sugar Hill". See more »

Trademark:

Frequently played "maid" characters See more »

Nickname:

Mamie See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini