Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made ...

In 1939, Mammy was immortalized on film by Hattie McDaniel, who became the first black performer to win an Academy Award. Mitchell's novel was often criticized for romanticizing antebellum life ...

With the announcement of the 97th Academy Awards nominations, one selection has proven to be the most historic — and controversial. Celebrated for her work in “Emilia Pérez,” Karla Sofia Gascón ...

“I wanted to show both sides of Hattie McDaniel,” he said. “On one side you saw her on the screen as a mostly subservient character (Mammy in ‘Gone with the Wind’). You very seldom saw ...

The 1939 U.S. film "Gone with the Wind" has a cast of many memorable characters, one of whom is Mammy, a large African-American maid of protagonist Scarlett O'Hara. Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952 ...

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind ...