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 »
1941The Great Lie
(performer: "Slumber My Darling" - uncredited)
1937Saratoga
(performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" 1937 - uncredited)
1936Show Boat
(performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited, "Ah Still Suits Me" 1936 - uncredited)
1935The Little Colonel
(performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited)
1934Judge 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)
1934Babbitt
(performer: "Blues Ain't Nothing but a Good Man Feeling Bad" - uncredited)
(1942-1943) Radio: A regular performer on the weekly Eddie Cantor radio show "It's Time to Smile" on NBC. She had previously been a guest on four episodes in 1941 and 1942.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests: This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards, for your kindness. It has made me feel very...
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