Portrait of Hattie McDaniel

Acting

Hattie McDaniel

Career

Active from 1934 to 1948, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hattie McDaniel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Intrigue and Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 71
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

1950s

1 title
The Beulah Show
The Beulah Show (1950)

TV show ยท as Beulah

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 61
Mickey
Mickey (1948)

as Bertha

The Flame
The Flame (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Celia

Song of the South
Song of the South (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Aunt Tempy

Hi, Beautiful
Hi, Beautiful (1944)

as Millie

3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family (1944)

as Maid

Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Aida

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hester

The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cleota

Affectionately Yours
Affectionately Yours (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cynthia, Sue's Cook

The Great Lie
The Great Lie (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Violet

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Callie

Maryland
Maryland (1940)

as Aunt Carrie

1930s

67 titles ยท average score 65
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mammy

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Martha

The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Belvedere

Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 87

as Hattie (uncredited)

Battle of Broadway
Battle of Broadway (1938)

as Agatha

Saratoga
Saratoga (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rosetta

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

Okay Toots!
Okay Toots! (1935)

as Maid (uncredited)

Murder by Television
Murder by Television (1935)
GoodWatch score 36

as Isabella

Wig-Wag
Wig-Wag (1935)

as Cook

Mickey's Rescue
Mickey's Rescue (1934)

as Maid

Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead (1934)

as Mandy - the Maid