Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen
McQueen in Affectionately Yours (1941)
Born
Thelma McQueen

(1911-01-08)January 8, 1911
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1995(1995-12-22) (aged 84)[1]
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materCity College of New York
OccupationActress
Years active1935–1989
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Butterfly McQueen (born Thelma McQueen; January 8, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in films as "Prissy" in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also appeared in the films Cabin in the Sky (1943), Mildred Pierce (1944), and Duel in the Sun (1946).

Often typecast as a maid, she said: "I didn't mind playing a maid the first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business. But after I did the same thing over and over, I resented it. I didn't mind being funny, but I didn't like being stupid."[2] She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, and then moved to television acting in the 1950s. She won a 1980 Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in the ABC Afterschool Special episode "Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid".

  1. ^ MCQUEEN, BUTTERFLY was born 8 January 1911, received Social Security number 123-01-9686 (indicating New York) and,
    Death Master File says, died 22 December 1995
    Check Archives.com for BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN. ($) Source: Death Master File.
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