Overview
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After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel... more
Trivia:
Her father was a slave, who was eventually freed. more
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Won Oscar.
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Alternate Names:
Hattie McDaniels
Filmography
- The Big Wheel (1949) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Minnie
- Family Honeymoon (1949) .... Phyllis
- Mickey (1948) .... Bertha
- The Flame (1947) .... Celia
- Song of the South (1946) .... Aunt Tempy
- Never Say Goodbye (1946) .... Cozy
- Margie (1946) .... Cynthia
- Janie Gets Married (1946) .... April
- Hi, Beautiful (1944) .... Millie
... aka Pass to Romance - Three Is a Family (1944) .... Maid
- Janie (1944) .... April, Conway's Maid
- Since You Went Away (1944) .... Fidelia
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) .... Gossip (Ice Cold Katie Number)
- Johnny Come Lately (1943) .... Aida
... aka Johnny Vagabond (UK) - George Washington Slept Here (1942) .... Hester, the Fullers' Maid
- In This Our Life (1942) .... Minerva Clay
- The Male Animal (1942) .... Cleota
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) .... Callie
- Affectionately Yours (1941) .... Cynthia, Sue's Cook
- The Great Lie (1941) .... Violet
- Maryland (1940) .... Aunt Carrie
- Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Mammy - House Servant
- Zenobia (1939) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Dehlia
... aka Elephants Never Forget (UK) - Everybody's Baby (1939) .... Hattie
- The Shining Hour (1938) .... Belvedere
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Hilda
- Carefree (1938) (uncredited) .... Hattie
- The Shopworn Angel (1938) .... Martha (Daily's maid)
- Vivacious Lady (1938) (uncredited) .... Hattie, Maid at Prom Dance
- Battle of Broadway (1938) .... Agatha
- True Confession (1937) .... Ella
- Quick Money (1937) (uncredited) .... Hattie, Tompkins' Maid
... aka Taking the Town - 45 Fathers (1937) .... Beulah
- Nothing Sacred (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Walker
- Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) .... Maid
- Over the Goal (1937) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Hannah
- Sky Racket (1937) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Jenny
... aka Flight Into Danger (UK) - Stella Dallas (1937) (uncredited) .... Edna (maid #2)
- Saratoga (1937) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Rosetta
- The Wildcatter (1937) (uncredited) .... Pearl
- The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) .... Ambrosia
- Don't Tell the Wife (1937) (uncredited) .... Mamie, Nancy's Maid
- Racing Lady (1937) .... Abby
- Mississippi Moods (1937)
- Reunion (1936) .... Sadie
- Libeled Lady (1936) (uncredited) .... Maid in Grand Plaza Hall
- Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Ellen Belle
- Star for a Night (1936) .... Hattie
- Postal Inspector (1936) (uncredited) .... Deborah
- High Tension (1936) .... Hattie
- The Bride Walks Out (1936) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Mamie - Carolyn's maid
- Show Boat (1936) .... Queenie
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title) - Arbor Day (1936) .... Buckwheat's mother
- Gentle Julia (1936) .... Kitty Silvers
- The Singing Kid (1936) (uncredited) .... Maid
- The First Baby (1936) .... Dora
- Next Time We Love (1936) (uncredited) .... Hanna
... aka Next Time We Live (UK) - Can This Be Dixie? (1936) .... Lizzie
- We're Only Human (1935) (uncredited) .... Molly, Martin's Maid
- Another Face (1935) (uncredited) .... Nellie, Sheila's Maid
... aka It Happened in Hollywood (UK) - Music Is Magic (1935) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Amanda
- Harmony Lane (1935) (uncredited) .... Liza, the Cook
- Murder by Television (1935) .... Isabella - the Cook
- Alice Adams (1935) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Malena Burns, Maid Serving Dinner
... aka Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA: complete title) - China Seas (1935) (uncredited) .... Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid
- The Four Star Boarder (1935) (uncredited) .... Maid
- Wig-Wag (1935) (uncredited) .... Cook
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) (uncredited) .... Martha Smith
- Transient Lady (1935) (uncredited) .... Servant
... aka False Witness (UK) - The Little Colonel (1935) .... Becky ('Mom Beck') Porter
- Okay Toots! (1935) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Maid
- Anniversary Trouble (1935) .... Mandy, the maid
- The Chases of Pimple Street (1934) (uncredited) .... Hattie, Gertrude's Maid
- Little Men (1934) (uncredited) .... Asia
- Babbitt (1934) (uncredited) .... Rosalie, the Maid
- Fate's Fathead (1934) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Mandy, the Maid
- Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) .... Ida Johnson
- Flirtation (1934) (uncredited)
- Judge Priest (1934) (as Hattie McDaniels) .... Aunt Dilsey
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) (uncredited) .... Black Narcissus Mop Buyer
... aka Irish and Proud of It - Operator 13 (1934) (uncredited) .... Annie (a Cook)
... aka Spy 13 - Merry Wives of Reno (1934) (uncredited) .... Bunny's Maid
- Mickey's Rescue (1934) (uncredited) .... Maid
- Goodbye Love (1933) (uncredited) .... Edna the Maid
- I'm No Angel (1933) (uncredited) .... Tira's maid-manicurist
- Hello, Sister! (1933) .... Woman in Apartment House
... aka Clipped Wings (UK) - Hypnotized (1932) (uncredited) .... Powder Room Attendant
- The Golden West (1932) (uncredited) .... Mammy Lou
- Blonde Venus (1932) (uncredited) .... Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans
- Crooner (1932) (uncredited) .... Maid
- The Boiling Point (1932) (uncredited) .... Caroline (Kirk's cook)
- The Washington Masquerade (1932) (uncredited) .... Maid
... aka Mad Masquerade (UK) - Are You Listening? (1932) .... Singer
- The Impatient Maiden (1932) (uncredited) .... Injured Patient
- "The Ed Wynn Show" (1 episode, 1949)
- Episode #1.13 (1949) TV episode (performer: "Some of These Days") - Song of the South (1946) (performer: "Sooner Or Later (You're Gonna Be Comin' Around)")
- Since You Went Away (1944) ("Happy Birthday to You" (1893))
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (performer: "Ice Cold Katy")
- The Great Lie (1941) ("Slumber My Darling" (uncredited))
- Saratoga (1937) (performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (uncredited))
- Show Boat (1936) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "Ah Still Suits Me")
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title) - Judge Priest (1934) (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))
- Babbitt (1934) (performer: "Blues Ain't Nothing but a Good Man Feeling Bad")
Additional Details
Other Works:
1942-1943: 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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