Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDanielwas an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first African American to win an Academy Award. She is also known for the voice of Hyacinth Hippo in the film Fantasia...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth10 June 1895
CityWichita, KS
CountryUnited States of America
The only choice permitted us is either to be servants for $7 a week or to portray them for $700 per week.
I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.
I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor.