Hattie McDaniel, American actress (died 1952)

Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1895–1952)

Hattie McDaniel 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. She has two stars on the Hollywood…