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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…
Known for
- Polly — Miss Priss1989
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self1988
- The Mosquito Coast — Ma Kennywick1986
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Blind Negress1986
- Amazing Grace — Clarine1974
- The Phynx — Butterfly McQueen1970
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- Lux Video Theatre — Mary1950
- Killer Diller — Butterfly1948
- Studio One — Pearl1948
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Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen (January 7, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, then moving to television acting in the 1950s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Butterfly+McQueen">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thelma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tampa
- Place of death
- Augusta
- Occupation
- dancer
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Movement
- atheism
- Image
- Butterfly McQueen in Affectionately Yours trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Butterfly McQueen
- date of birth
- 1911-01-07
- date of death
- 1995-12-22
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Butterfly McQueen
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