Etta McDaniel

• Born: Dec 01, 1890 in Wichita, Kansas
• Died: Jan 13, 1946 in Hollywood, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy

Biography

Actress Etta McDaniel made her stage debut along with her seven siblings as a member of H. M. Johnson's Mighty Modern Minstrels, a Denver-based musical troupe. In the late 1920s, McDaniel and her older brother Sam headed to Hollywood, where both found steady work in bit parts. In keeping with Hollywood's racial attitudes of the 1930s and 1940s, she was confined to the stereotypical roles usually assigned black actresses of the era: housekeepers, maids, mammies and African natives. Unlike her younger sister Hattie McDaniel, who eventually attained co-star billing and an Academy Award (for Gone with the Wind), Etta McDaniel spent her entire Hollywood career in minor roles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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