Hattie McDaniel - biography

“Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.”

“You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.”

“We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.”

“I did my best, and God did the rest.”

“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.”

“What is the thing that Hollywood demands most?  Sincerity.  No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.”

“Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor...  help us keep our balance.”

“I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to the motion picture industry.”

“In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book.”

“When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife.  The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them!”

“Faith is the black person’s federal reserve system.”

“My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful.”

“Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.”

“It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen.”

“A woman’s gifts will make room for her.”

“As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I’ll take roast chicken and dumplings.”

“I always have the best of everything.”

“I am loathe to get married again.  I’ve been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.”

“I don’t belong on this earth.  I always feel out of place - like a visitor.”

“I’m letting no man handle my bank account.”

“I’ve played everything but a harp.”

“Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I’ve ever had.”

“The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.”

Hattie McDaniel has appeared in the following films:
Impatient Maiden (1932)
The Washington Masquerade (1932)
I’m No Angel (1933)
Judge Priest (1934)
Mickey’s Rescue (1934)
Operator 13 (1934)
Alice Adams (1935)
China Seas (1935)
Murder by Television (1935)
Transient Lady (1935)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Next Time We Love (1936)
Postal Inspector (1936)
Show Boat (1936)
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Over the Goal (1937)
Saratoga (1937)
Stella Dallas (1937)
The Wildcatter (1937)
True Confession (1937)
Carefree (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
The Shining Hour (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Battle of Broadway (1938)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Zenobia (1939)
Maryland (1940)
Affectionately Yours (1941)
The Great Lie (1941)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
In This Our Life (1942)
The Male Animal (1942)
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Janie (1944)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Family Honeymoon (1949)
The Big Wheel (1949)