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
I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.
Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had
I'm letting no man handle my bank account.
That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind because of it. I got my Warner contract, thanks to it.
When I was 8 years old, I knew what I was going to be—an actress.
I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to the motion picture industry.
I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor.
Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.
My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful
It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen
I've played everything but a harp.
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.
In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book
What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait