Hattie McDaniel is known as the first African-American to win an Oscar. She won “best-supporting actress” for her role as Mammy in the movie “Gone with the wind” in 1939.
McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas, in the year 1895. As a teenager, she performed in black minstrel shows, as well as sing in theatres and clubs.
Her first film was “The Golden West,” which broadcasted in 1932. After being in several other movies, she eventually won an Oscar. McDaniel also starred in her radio show called “Beulah.”
Hattie McDaniel, unfortunately, died in 1952 due to breast cancer.