Gone with the Wind1939
As Mammy
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Hattie McDaniel
Born
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 - October 26, 1952) was an American actress whose portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first black person to win an Academy Award. After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest (1934) and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams (1935). In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn, she makes it clear she has little use for her employers' pretentious status seeking. By The Mad Miss Manton (1938) the character she portrays actually tells off her socialite employer Barbara Stanwyck and her snooty friends. This path extends into the greatest role of McDaniel's career, Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Mammy is, in a number of ways, superior to most of the white folk surrounding her. From that point, McDaniel's roles unfortunately descended, with the characters becoming more and more menial. McDaniel played on the "Amos and Andy" and Eddie Cantor radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s, the title character in her own radio show "Beulah" (1947-51), and the same part on TV (Beulah, 1950).
Filmography (100)
Song of the South1946
As Aunt Tempy
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Since You Went Away1944
As Fidelia
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Libeled Lady1936
As Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
They Died with Their Boots On1941
As Callie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Vivacious Lady1938
As Hattie (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Blonde Venus1932
As Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
In This Our Life1942
As Minerva Clay
TMDb 6.9 / 10
China Seas1935
As Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Great Lie1941
As Violet
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Carefree1938
As Hattie (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Little Colonel1935
As Becky "Mom Beck" Porter
TMDb 6.6 / 10
I'm No Angel1933
As Manicurist (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Mad Miss Manton1938
As Hilda
TMDb 6.4 / 10
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Imitation of Life1934
As Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind1988
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
As Gossip in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
TMDb 6.2 / 10
George Washington Slept Here1942
As Hester
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hollywood: The Selznick Years1961
As Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Alice Adams1935
As Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Bride Walks Out1936
As Mamie
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Nothing Sacred1937
As Mrs. Walker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Male Animal1942
As Cleota
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Shining Hour1938
As Belvedere
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Zenobia1939
As Dehlia
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Show Boat1936
As Queenie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Becoming Marilyn2022
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Shopworn Angel1938
As Martha
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Affectionately Yours1941
As Cynthia, Sue's Cook
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Never Say Goodbye1946
As Cozy
TMDb 6.3 / 10
True Confession1937
As Ella
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Hello, Sister!1933
As Woman in Apartment House
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936
As Ellen Belle
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Saratoga1937
As Rosetta
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Flame1947
As Celia
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Operator 131934
As Annie (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Good-bye Love1933
As Edna the Maid
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Can This Be Dixie?1936
As Lizzie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Family Honeymoon1948
As Phyllis
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Are You Listening?1932
As Performer entering radio station
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Judge Priest1934
As Aunt Dilsey
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Racing Lady1937
As Abby
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Big Wheel1949
As Minnie
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Musical Comedy Tonight III1985
Star for a Night1936
As Hattie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hypnotized1932
As Powder Room Attendant
TMDb 7.0 / 10
3 Is a Family1944
As Maid
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Don't Tell the Wife1937
As Mamie (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Another Face1935
As Nellie (uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
High Tension1936
As Hattie
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Merry Wives of Reno1934
As Bunny's Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Margie1946
As Cynthia
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Wig-Wag1935
As Cook
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Babbitt1934
As Rosalie (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Janie1944
As April, Conway's Maid
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel2001
As Self (archive footage)
Maryland1940
As Aunt Carrie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Postal Inspector1936
As Deborah
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Merry Go Round of 19381937
As Maid
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Impatient Maiden1932
As Injured Patient (uncredited)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
King Kelly of the U.S.A.1934
As Mop Buyer
TMDb 5.2 / 10
We're Only Human1935
As Molly
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests2020
As Self (archive footage)
The Singing Kid1936
As Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Johnny Come Lately1943
As Aida
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Over the Goal1937
As Hannah
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Gentle Julia1936
As Kitty Silvers
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Crime Nobody Saw1937
As Ambrosia
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Arbor Day1936
As Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hi, Beautiful1944
As Millie
TMDb 9.8 / 10
Mickey1948
As Bertha
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Janie Gets Married1946
As April
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Murder by Television1935
As Isabella
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Traveling Saleslady1935
As Martha Smith (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Reunion1936
As Sadie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Quick Money1937
As Hattie (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Lost in the Stratosphere1934
As Ida Johnson
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Okay Toots!
Okay Toots!1935
As Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Washington Masquerade1932
As Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Everybody's Baby1939
As Hattie
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The First Baby1936
As Dora
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sky Racket1937
As Jenny
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Battle of Broadway1938
As Agatha
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Music Is Magic1935
As Hattie (Amanda in credits)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Golden West1932
As Mammy Lou
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Fate's Fathead1934
As Mandy - the Maid
TMDb 8.0 / 10
City Park1934
As Tessie
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Mississippi Moods
Mississippi Moods1937
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Chases of Pimple Street1934
As Hattie - Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Boiling Point1932
As Caroline - the Cook (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Wildcatter1937
As Pearl (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Anniversary Trouble1935
As Maid
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Flirtation1934
As Abigail (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
45 Fathers1937
As Beulah
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Mickey's Rescue1934
As Maid
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 52022
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry2004
As Self (archive footage)
Filmography and biography: TMDb