Butterfly McQueen
Acting
Born: 1911-01-07 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Died: 1995-12-22
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,
🎬 Movies (16)
Polly
1989
Miss Priss
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self
The Mosquito Coast
1986
Ma Kennywick
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
Blind Negress
Amazing Grace
1974
Clarine
The Phynx
1970
Butterfly McQueen
Killer Diller
1948
Butterfly
Duel in the Sun
1946
Vashti
Mildred Pierce
1945
Lottie (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
Since You Went Away
1944
WAC Sergeant (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Lily
I Dood It
1943
Annette
Affectionately Yours
1941
Butterfly
Gone with the Wind
1939
Prissy
The Women
1939
Lulu (uncredited)
