Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893-1952)
Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, and in 2006, became the first black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp. In 2010, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 16 films (1932–1948) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Josef von Sternberg | 93 | B&W | ||
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Blackhawk | 87 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1934 | Judge Priest | John Ford | 80 | B&W | ||
| 1935 | China seas. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 9 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1935 | The little colonel | David Butler | 81 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1936 | Arbor day. | Fred C. Newmeyer | 6:10 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1936 | STAR FOR A NIGHT. | Fox Film Corp | 76 min | B&W | ||
| 1936 | THE BRIDE WALKS OUT. | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | B&W | ||
| 1936 | VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR CARRIE. | Paramount Pictures Inc. | 11 reels. | B&W | ||
| 1937 | Sky Racket. | Victory Pictures Corporation | 7 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1937 | TERMITES OF 1938. | Columbia Pictures Corp. | 2 reels | B&W | ||
| 1937 | TRUE CONFESSION. | Paramount Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | B&W | ||
| 1938 | Carefree | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. (Publisher) | 83 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1939 | Gone with the wind | MGM/UA | 222 mi | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1946 | MARGIE | Film Circulation Corp. | 94 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1948 | Mickey. | Ralph Murphy | 87 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |