Hattie Winston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Lexington, Mississippi, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hattie Mae Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American television, film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker and as a prominent cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company. Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi.She began her career onstage. Winston starred in the Broadway hit The Tap Dance Kid; she also appeared on Broadway in Two Gentlemen of Verona, I Love My Wife, and The Me Nobody Knows. She was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company. Winston rose to prominence during the mid-1970s as a member of the cast of the PBS children's series The Electric Company, produced by the Children's Television Workshop. Her most notable character was Valerie the Librarian, who was best friends with Easy Reader (portrayed by Morgan Freeman). 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. Winston joined the series during the third season (1973–1974), replacing Lee Chamberlin. She remained with the series until its cancellation in 1977. Between 1981 and 1982 she starred in CBS TV series Nurse. In 1990 she starred in Home Video Sesame Street Visits The Hospital as Nurse Flowers. In 1991, Winston starred on the critically acclaimed television show Homefront (1991–1993). In 1998, Winston landed the role of Margaret on the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004). Winston voiced Lucy Carmichael for The Rugrats Movie. Since then she has gone on to voice the character again for the Nickelodeon TV series, All Grown Up!, which is a spin-off from the original Rugrats series. She has guest-starred on Scrubs and Smart Guy. In 1997, Winston portrayed Simone in the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown. In 1998, Winston had a small role with Clint Eastwood in True Crime. She is married to the musical director of Dancing with the Stars, Tony nominee Harold Wheeler.
Known For
Filmography
Little Brother
Movie · as Mrs. Webb
The Soul Man
TV · as Pearly · 8 eps
Castle
TV · as Sally Niedermeyer · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as Eileen · 1 ep
Deathdealer: A Documentary
Movie · as Gladys
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Movie · as Principal Holmstead
All Grown Up!
TV · as Lucy Carmichael (voice) · 4 eps
Cold Case
TV · as Regina Reynolds (2009) · 1 ep
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
Movie · as Lucy Carmichael / Lucy's Mom (voice)
The Proud Family
TV · as Gertie Dinkins (voice) · 1 ep
Scrubs
TV · as Margaret Turk · 2 eps
Girlfriends
TV · as Nurse Helen · 1 ep
After All
Movie · as Mother of Defendant
UnBowed
Movie · as Mother
True Crime
Movie · as Mrs. Russel
It's Christopher Lowell
TV · 1 ep
The Rugrats Movie
Movie · as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
Meet the Deedles
Movie · as Jo-Claire
Living Out Loud
Movie · as Hospital Nurse
Becker
TV · as Margaret Wyborn · 129 eps
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
Jackie Brown
Movie · as Simone
Smart Guy
TV · as Felicia Vanowen · 1 ep
Arsenio
TV · 1 ep
The Cherokee Kid
Movie · as Mrs. Elizabeth Peel
Sunset Park
Movie · as Judge Meyer
Malcolm & Eddie
TV · 1 ep
Cosby
TV
The Parent 'Hood
TV · 1 ep
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie · as Mrs. Todd
Duckman
TV · as Adoption Agent (voice) · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Singing Woman · 1 ep
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Homefront
TV · 42 eps
Step by Step
TV · as Saleslady · 1 ep
Rugrats
TV · as Lucy Carmichael (voice), Lucy Carmichael / Lucy's Mom (voice) · 5 eps
Common Ground
Movie · as Daisy Voight
A Show of Force
Movie · as Foster
Runaway
Movie · as Aunt Anna Mae
Clara's Heart
Movie · as Blanche Loudon
Good to Go
Movie · as Mother
Without a Trace
Movie · as Reporter
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Nurse
TV · as Toni Gillette · 28 eps
Nurse
Movie · as Toni Gillette
Hollow Image
Movie · as Ivy
The Dain Curse
TV · as Minnie Hershey · 3 eps
Out to Lunch
Movie · as Self / Various Characters
Spidey Super Stories
TV · as Queen Bee, Valerie, Miss Muffett, The Thumper, Terry Terry, Winky Goodyshoes · 1 ep
The Electric Company
TV · as Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian · 520 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep