Butterfly McQueen
Acting
Born January 7, 1911 — Died December 22, 1995
From Tampa, Florida, USA
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, s...
Filmography
Polly
Miss Priss
19898.2
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self
19888.2
The Mosquito Coast
Ma Kennywick
19866.4
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Blind Negress
19866.6
Amazing Grace
Clarine
19746.8
The Phynx
Butterfly McQueen
19703.5
Killer Diller
Butterfly
19485.3
Duel in the Sun
Vashti
19466.4
Mildred Pierce
Lottie (uncredited)
19457.6
Flame of Barbary Coast
Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
19455.5
Since You Went Away
WAC Sergeant (uncredited)
19446.6
I Dood It
Annette
19435.0
Cabin in the Sky
Lily
19436.5
Affectionately Yours
Butterfly
19414.5
Gone with the Wind
Prissy
19397.9
The Women
Lulu (uncredited)
19397.2