Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the …

Dec 29, 2025 · Hattie McDaniel (born June 10, 1893 or 1895, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.—died October 26, 1952, Woodland Hills, California) was an American actress and singer who was the first African …

Hattie McDaniel. Actress: Gone with the Wind. 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 …

Long before Hattie McDaniel became the first Black Oscar winner, she was a singer — a blueswoman, a radio voice, a master of timing and tone. Her songs in Show Boat and Thank Your Lucky Stars reveal …

Hattie McDaniel was the child of former slaves who grew up to be the first African American to win an Academy Award. Hattie McDaniel was born June 10, 1893, to Henry McDaniel and Susan Holbert. …

McDaniel's real-life persona was anything but meek, however. She initiated a lawsuit over a discriminatory real-estate policy in California and emerged victorious.

Hattie McDaniel's career spanned over 300 films, although she only received screen credits for about 80 of them. Her legacy extends beyond her film career, as she was also a professional singer …

However, Hattie had first played the role on radio from 1947, and thus became the first Black woman to star on a network radio program; she only appeared briefly on television because she became ill with …

She was the first black actor to win an Academy Award, but Hattie McDaniel paid a price to cross Hollywood's color line. Schooled in minstrelsy in the years leading up to the Depression, during …

Apr 15, 2021 · Actor and radio performer Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her supporting role as Mammy in ‘Gone with the Wind.’