
Known for
Acting
Born
January 7, 1911
Birthplace
Tampa, Florida, USA
Died
December 22, 1995 (aged 84)
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, but I didn't like being stupid.] She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, and then moved to television acting in the 1950s. McQueen was appearing on the Broadway stage in the comedy What a...
1989
as Miss Priss
1988
1986
as Ma Kennywick
1986
as Blind Negress
1974
as Clarine
1970
as Butterfly McQueen
1961
1950
1948
1948
as Butterfly
1946
as Vashti
1945
as Lottie (uncredited)
1945
as Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
1944
as WAC Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
as Annette
1943
as Lily
1941
as Butterfly
1939
as Prissy
1939
as Lulu (uncredited)