Butterfly McQueen
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
Filmography
Polly
1989
as Miss Priss
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self
The Mosquito Coast
1986
as Ma Kennywick
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
as Blind Negress
Amazing Grace
1974
as Clarine
The Phynx
1970
as Butterfly McQueen
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mary
Killer Diller
1948
as Butterfly
Studio One
1948
as Pearl
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Vashti
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Lottie (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
Since You Went Away
1944
as WAC Sergeant (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Lily
I Dood It
1943
as Annette
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Butterfly
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Prissy
The Women
1939
as Lulu (uncredited)