Hattie Winston
Hattie Winston | |
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Born | Lexington, Mississippi, U.S. | March 3, 1945
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1965–present |
Spouse | Harold Wheeler |
Children | 1 |
Hattie Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and
Early life
Winston was born in
Career
Broadway and stage
She began her career on stage in
Winston portrayed the lead,
The Electric Company
In 1973, Winston joined the cast of PBS children's series The Electric Company during its third season,[14] produced by the Children's Television Workshop.[5] She replaced Lee Chamberlin on the series after Chamberlin’s departure at the end of the show’s second season in 1973. Winston's most notable character was Valerie the Librarian, the girlfriend of Easy Reader (portrayed by Morgan Freeman).[15] She also played many villainess roles versus Spider-Man on the Spidey Super Stories sketches, such as the Fox, the Thumper, the Queen Bee, and the Queen of Diamonds.[16] Winston remained with the show until it ended in 1977.[17]
Film and television
While appearing on The Electric Company, Winston was Veronique on soap opera The Edge of Night (1976).[18] Winston appeared regularly as nurse Toni Gillette in Nurse from 1981 to 1982.[19] She performed alongside Dorian Harewood in the television film The Hope Division (1987).[20] Winston was Pauline in the unsuccessful pilot Coming to America (1989), based on the film of the same name.[21] In 1990, Winston portrayed Nurse Flowers in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital.
In 1991, she won the role of housekeeper Gloria Davis in Homefront, and continued playing the character until 1993.[22] For her work on Homefront, Winston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 1994.[23] She recurred on soap opera Port Charles as Alice Morgan,[18] and acted in the Western The Cherokee Kid (1996).[24]
She provided the voice of Lucy Carmichael on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats,[25] as well as in the 1998 film version, The Rugrats Movie.[18] Winston reprised the role in the spin-off series All Grown Up!, which ran from 2003 through 2008.[18] During the 2000s, she played Margaret Turk, the mother of Dr. Christopher Turk (Donald Faison), on the NBC (later ABC) sitcom Scrubs.[26]
From 1998 through 2004, she portrayed nurse Margaret Wybourn on the CBS sitcom Becker, starring Ted Danson.[27] John Crook described Winston as a "valuable cog" on Becker.[28] In 2001, Winston received her second NAACP Image Award nomination, in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Margaret.
Following her run on Becker, Winston made guest appearances on ER, Cold Case, Castle and Mike & Molly. She had a recurring role as Sister Coriann Pearly in sitcom The Soul Man.
In film, Winston portrayed Mrs. Todd in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994),[1] Simone in Jackie Brown (1997)[29] and Angela Russel in True Crime (1999), the latter opposite Clint Eastwood.[18] Winston had a minor role as a hospital nurse in Living Out Loud (1998).[30]
Personal life
Winston is married to Harold Wheeler,[31] who served as musical director for Dancing with the Stars.[32] The couple have one daughter, Samantha.[31]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Broadway | Herself | Television film |
1974 | Ann in Blue | Officer Jessie Waters | Television film |
1974 | Out to Lunch | Herself / Various | Television film |
1979 | Hollow Image | Ivy | Television film |
1980 | Nurse | Toni Gillette | Television film |
1981 | Les uns et les autres | Unknown | |
1983 | Without a Trace | Reporter | |
1986 | Good to Go | Mother | |
1987 | The Hope Division | Lilah Reynolds | Television film |
1988 | Clara's Heart | Blanche Loudon | |
1989 | Runaway | Aunt Anna Mae | Television film |
1990 | A Show of Force | Foster | |
1990 | Sesame Street Home Video Visits The Hospital | Nurse Flowers | VHS |
1994 | One Woman's Courage | Unknown | Television film |
1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Mrs. Todd | |
1996 | Sunset Park | Judge Meyer | |
1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Mrs. Elizabeth Peel | Television film |
1997 | Jackie Brown | Simone Hawkins | |
1998 | Living Out Loud | Hospital Nurse | |
1998 | The Rugrats Movie | Dr. Lucy Carmichael | Voice |
1998 | Meet the Deedles | Jo-Claire | |
1999 | True Crime | Angela Russel | |
1999 | Unbowed | Mother | |
1999 | After All | Mother of Defendant | Television film |
2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Principal Holmstead |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973-1977 | The Electric Company | Sylvia / Valerie The Librarian | 520 episodes |
1976 | The Edge of Night | Veronique | |
1980 | 3-2-1 Contact | Jessica | 2 episodes |
1981-1982 | Nurse
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Toni Gillette | 25 episodes |
1987 | Ryan's Hope | Carol Bruce | 1 episode |
1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Pauline Mackey | 1 episode |
1991-1993 | Homefront | Gloria Davis | 42 episodes |
1994 | The Little Mermaid | Mommy Crab | Voice, 1 episode |
1995 | Step by Step | Saleslady | 1 episode |
1996 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Irene | 1 episode |
1997 | Duckman | voice | 1 episode |
1997 | The Parent 'Hood | Ms. Washington | 1 episode |
1997 | Malcolm & Eddie | Mrs. Brooks | 1 episode |
1997 | Arsenio | Mom | 1 episode |
1997-1998 | Port Charles | Alice Morgan | 19 episodes |
1998 | Smart Guy | Felicia Vanowen | 1 episode |
1998-2003 | Becker | Margaret Wyborn | 129 episodes |
1999-2001 | Rugrats | Lucy Carmichael | Voice, 7 episodes |
2001 | The Proud Family | Gertie Dinkins | Voice, 1 episode |
2003-2008 | All Grown Up! | Lucy Carmichael | Voice, 17 episodes |
2002-2004 | Scrubs | Margaret Turk | 2 episodes |
2004 | ER | Singing Woman | 1 episode |
2005 | Girlfriends
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Nurse Helen | 1 episode |
2008 | Numb3rs | Eileen | 1 episode |
2008 | The Game
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Miss Leola | 1 episode |
2009 | Cold Case | Regina Reynolds | 1 episode |
2009 | Castle | Sally Niedermeyer | 1 episode |
2011 | Reed Between the Lines | Elizabeth 'Liz' Reed | 1 episode |
2012-2015 | The Soul Man | Sister Coriann Pearly | Recurring |
2012 | Mike & Molly | Rose | 1 episode |
References
- ^ a b "Most famous actresses from Mississippi". WREG-TV. January 26, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- The Free-Lance Star. March 3, 2002. p. A2.
- The History Makers. October 7, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Hattie Winston Biography (1945-)
- ^ The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1973. p. 14.
- ISBN 9780812245264.
- ISBN 9781442251663.
- ^ Wilford, Win (April 1, 1973). "New York and Other Points". Natchez News Leader. p. 2-C.
- ^ Sharbutt, Jay (May 17, 1979). "'I Love My Wife' gets all-black cast". The Day. p. 31.
- ^ MacVickar, Kitty (September 4, 1981). "Hattie Winston Brings Billie Holiday Back". The Hour. p. 20.
- ISBN 9781442260924.
- ISBN 9780810870611.
- ^ "'Black Nativity' to be in New York for holidays". Indianapolis Recorder. November 7, 2003. p. C8.
- The Press-Courier. October 16, 1973. p. 18.
- ^ Walker, Jesse (September 19, 1978). "... and now a word". Baltimore Afro-American. p. 16.
- ^ "The Electric Company", Retro Junk website
- ^ sesameworkshop.org Archived 2009-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 9781476691404.
- ^ "Learned To Star: In New TV-Movie". Ludington Daily News. January 11, 1980.
- ISBN 9781476638102.
- The Deseret News. p. C5.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal (July 28, 1992). "Tonight's 'lost' 'Homefront' is powerful drama". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "26th NAACP Image Award Announces Nominees". Indianapolis Recorder. January 1, 1994. p. B5.
- ISBN 9780786463725.
- ^ "Hattie Winston (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "John Ritter acts parental". The Day. March 21, 2002. p. A7.
- The Deseret News. February 28, 1999. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Crook, John (June 24, 2001). "Viewers can find hidden gems amid summer TV doldrums". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 2.
- ISBN 9780740792175.
- ISBN 9781557834119.
- ^ a b Scott, Vernon (October 14, 1992). "Hattie Winston is an African-American actress- singer". United Press International. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Hattie Winston to support the arts with LA show". American Broadcasting Company. February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
External links
- Hattie Winston at IMDb
- Hattie Winston at the Internet Broadway Database
- Hattie Winston at the Internet Off-Broadway Database