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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 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
Mammy Two Shoes is the name incorrectly attributed to a fictional character in MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons. She is a middle-aged African American woman based on the mammy stereotype . As a partially-seen character , her head was rarely seen, except in a few cartoons including Part Time Pal (1947), A Mouse in the House (1947), Mouse Cleaning ...
Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made ...
Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress with her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind in 1939. [19] In 1940, shortly after the win, the NAACP scrutinized McDaniel's role, and criticized Hollywood for the lack of diverse Black roles and characters outside of servitude. [ 20 ]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone ...
The hostess and homeowner was Hattie McDaniel, who, in 1939, became the first African American to win the Oscar, for her role as Mammy in “Gone With the Wind.” ...
In its 94-year-long history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has bestowed an Oscar, one the industry's most coveted acting awards, to just 10 Black women. This year, actor Angela ...
Hattie McDaniel, Chairman of the Negro Division of the Hollywood Victory Committee, and actresses taking time off from rehearsals to go to Minter Field. Hattie McDaniel, famous for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind, was the first African-American to win an Academy Award.