Butterfly McQueen
Acting 1911-01-07 Tampa, Florida, USA
Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in film in 1939 as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid, in the film Gone with the Wind. She was unable to attend the movie's premiere because it was held at a whites-only theater. 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,…
Known For
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⭐ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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⭐ 5.4
Studio One
1948
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⭐ 7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
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⭐ 7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945
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⭐ 6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946
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⭐ 6.4
The Mosquito Coast
1986
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⭐ 7.2
The Women
1939
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⭐ 6.6
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
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⭐ 6.6
Since You Went Away
1944
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⭐ 8.2
Polly
1989
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⭐ 4.5
Affectionately Yours
1941
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⭐ 5.0
I Dood It
1943
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⭐ 6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
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⭐ 6.8
Amazing Grace
1974
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⭐ 3.7
The Phynx
1970
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⭐ 8.2
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
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⭐ 5.3
Killer Diller
1948
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⭐ 5.5
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945