Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel broke barriers as the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning the honor for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind in 1939. Her portrayal was both ...

Adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, the film stars Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara, Hattie McDaniel as Mammy, ...

Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to be nominated for, and win, an Academy Award for her role as domestic servant Mammy. Writing in the Los Angeles Times this week, screenwriter John ...