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Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995)

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Thelma McQueen attended public school in Augusta, Georgia and graduated from high school in Long Island, New York. She studied dance with Katherine Dunham, Geoffrey Holder, and Janet Collins. She danced with the Venezuela Jones Negro Youth Group. The "Butterfly" stage name, which does describe her constantly moving arms... See full bio »

Born:

Thelma McQueen
in Tampa, Florida, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Augusta, Georgia, USA
Still of Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Butterfly McQueen, Clinton Rosemond, Kenneth Spencer and Ethel Waters in Cabin in the Sky
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1989 Polly (TV movie)
Miss Priss
 
1986 The Mosquito Coast
Ma Kennywick
 
1986 American Playhouse (TV series)
Blind Negress
– Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part I (1986) … Blind Negress
 
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
 
1979 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Aunt Thelma
– Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid (1979) … Aunt Thelma
 
1978 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Aunt Thelma
– The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1978) … Aunt Thelma
 
1974 Amazing Grace
Clarine
 
1970 The Phynx
Butterfly McQueen
 
1957 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Mary
– Weather for Today (1951) … Mary
 
1950-1951 Beulah (TV series)
Oriole
– Beulah and the Stock Market (1951) … Oriole
– Beulah's Southern Cooking (1951) … Oriole
– Beulah Meets the Eel (1950) … Oriole
– Harry's Birthday (1950) … Oriole
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Give Us Our Dream (1950)
 
1948 Killer Diller
Butterfly
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
Vashti
 
1945 Mildred Pierce
Lottie - Mildred's Maid (uncredited)
 
1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
 
1943 I Dood It
Annette
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky
Lily
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Butterfly
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Prissy - House Servant
 
1939 The Women
Lulu - Costmetics Counter Maid (uncredited)
 
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1939 Gone with the Wind (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home" 1853 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1989 Wogan (TV series)
– Episode dated 21 August 1989 (1989)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'
 
1987 Our World (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Gone with the Wind: 1939 (1987) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1983 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 1983 (1983) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 February 1983 (1983) … Herself
 
1981 Ossie and Ruby! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 April 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1978 Emerald City (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 October 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1972-1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 February 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On (video documentary short)
Herself (1988)
 
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Lottie - Mildred's Maid
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Herself/Maid (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1980) Appeared in a touring production of "Show Boat" as Queenie, the same role played by her Gone with the Wind costar Hattie McDaniel in the first all-talking film version of the landmark play, Show Boat. See more »

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Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Now I am happy I did Gone with the Wind. I wasn't when I was 28, but it's part of black history. You have no idea how hard it is for black actors, but things change, things blossom in time. See more »

Trivia:

In 1980, she sued Greyhound Bus Lines when she was assaulted in a bus station by a guard who thought she was a pickpocket. Thrown roughly onto a bench, the 69 year-old actress had several of her ribs damaged. After several years of litigation, she was awarded $60,000. See more »

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