Butterfly McQueenButterfly McQueen (January 7, 1911 - December 22, 1995) was an American film and television actress. Born Thelma McQueen in Tampa, Florida she trained as a dancer and took her stage name from "The Butterfly Dance" after performing it in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She made her first film appearance playing an uncredited bit part as a sales assistant in The Women in 1939 and later that year filmed what would become her most identifiable role - as Prissy the maid in Gone With The Wind. She continued to play maids and small parts in various films including Since You Went Away, (1944), Mildred Pierce, (1945) and Duel in the Sun, (1946) but by 1947 had grown tired of the ethnic stereotypes she was required to play and ended her film career. By 1950 she had commenced a three year stint on the television series Beulah which reunited her with her Gone With The Wind co-star Hattie McDaniel. Her acting roles after this were very few, and she devoted herself to other pursuits including study, and received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science in 1975. She had one more role of some substance in the 1986 film The Mosquito Coast. McQueen died in Augusta, Georgia as a result of burns received when a kerosene heater she was attempting to light exploded and doused her in fuel. A lifelong atheist, she donated her body to medical science. This page about Butterfly McQueen includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Butterfly McQueen News stories about Butterfly McQueen External links for Butterfly McQueen Videos for Butterfly McQueen Wikis about Butterfly McQueen Discussion Groups about Butterfly McQueen Blogs about Butterfly McQueen Images of Butterfly McQueen |
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donated her body to medical science. By 1950 she had commenced a three year stint on the television series Beulah which reunited her with her Gone With The Wind co-star Hattie McDaniel. Gena Lee Nolin (Born: November 29, 1971 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is an American actress and model. She continued to play maids and small parts in various films including Since You Went Away, (1944), Mildred Pierce, (1945) and Duel in the Sun, (1946) but by 1947 had grown tired of the ethnic stereotypes she was required to play and ended her film career. celebrity sex tape. She made her first film appearance playing an uncredited bit part as a sales assistant in The Women in 1939 and later that year filmed what would become her most identifiable role - as Prissy the maid in Gone With The Wind. FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2003. Born Thelma McQueen in Tampa, Florida she trained as a dancer and took her stage name from "The Butterfly Dance" after performing it in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2002. Butterfly McQueen (January 7, 1911 - December 22, 1995) was an American film and television actress. FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2001. FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1996. FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1998. FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1997. Airheads (1994) (uncredited). Model (1994-1995). The Price Is Right (1972) .. as Neely Capshaw Buchannon (1995-1998). Baywatch .. as Neely Capshaw. Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998) .. as Marylin. The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .. as Sheena. Sheena (2000) .. as Sondra. The Flunky (2000) .. as Neely Capshaw. Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) .. |