Butterfly McQueen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Butterfly McQueen

American actress

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1911

Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1995

Profession: actor, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen (January 7, 1911 – December 22, 1995) 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.