Butterfly McQueen

Acting

16 Movies 3 TV Shows

Born

January 7, 1911

Died

December 22, 1995

Place of Birth

Tampa, Florida, USA

IMDb

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 t…