Hattie Winston

Born: 1945-03-03

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.


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as Simone
Released: 1997-12-25

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the...

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as Mrs. Todd
Released: 1994-05-24

When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a...

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The Rugrats Movie

as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
Released: 1998-11-20

Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature...

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True Crime

as Mrs. Russel
Released: 1999-03-19

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve...

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Meet the Deedles

as Jo-Claire
Released: 1998-03-27

Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for...

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Clara's Heart

as Blanche Loudon
Released: 1988-10-07

David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter...

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The Battle of Shaker Heights

as Principal Holmstead
Released: 2003-08-22

A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military...

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A Show of Force

as Foster
Released: 1990-05-11

In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two...

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Without a Trace

as Reporter
Released: 1983-02-04

English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When...

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The Cherokee Kid

as Mrs. Elizabeth Peel
Released: 1996-12-14

Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents...

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Common Ground

as Daisy Voight
Released: 1990-03-25

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of...

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Runaway

as Aunt Anna Mae
Released: 1989-02-04

After witnessing the accidental death of a friend who was attempting to rescue him from bullies,...

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Nurse

as Toni Gillette
Released: 1980-04-09

Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's...

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Little Brother

as Mrs. Webb
Released: 2020-08-22

Keith, a white elementary school teacher, journeys to South Los Angeles to investigate the home...

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A Rugrats Kwanzaa

as Lucy Carmichael / Lucy's Mom (voice)
Released: 2001-07-21

When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time...

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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1992-01-01

Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize...

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Out to Lunch

as Self / Various Characters
Released: 1974-12-10

The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News...

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Hollow Image

as Ivy
Released: 1979-06-24

A black New York career girl, who has made it big in the fashion world, is torn between her new...

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Deathdealer: A Documentary

as Gladys
Released: 2003-12-31

A short mockumentary about an unfulfilled door-to-door salesman named Vincent who is actually...

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Castle

as Sally Niedermeyer
First aired: 2009-03-09

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard...

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Scrubs

as Margaret Turk
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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Cold Case

as Regina Reynolds (2009)
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Becker

as Margaret Wyborn
First aired: 1998-11-02

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to...

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ER

as Singing Woman
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Step by Step

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-20

Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get...

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Girlfriends

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-11

The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...

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The Proud Family

as Gertie Dinkins (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-15

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's...

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Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1983-06-06

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...

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All Grown Up!

as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
First aired: 2003-04-12

The former "Rugrats" tots now face preteen issues and dilemmas.

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Duckman

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-03-05

Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective...

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Malcolm & Eddie

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-26

Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who...

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The Parent 'Hood

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-01-18

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July...

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Smart Guy

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-03-26

T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to...

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The Electric Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-10-25

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced...

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Cosby

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-09-16

Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996...

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Homefront

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-24

Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and...

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Nurse

as Toni Gillette
First aired: 1981-04-02

Nurse is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981 to May 1982. Series star...

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Spidey Super Stories

as The Thumper
First aired: 1974-10-21

A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company....

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Spidey Super Stories

as Queen Bee
First aired: 1974-10-21

A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company....

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Spidey Super Stories

as Miss Muffett
First aired: 1974-10-21

A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company....

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Spidey Super Stories

as Valerie
First aired: 1974-10-21

A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company....

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The Dain Curse

as Minnie Hershey
First aired: 1978-05-22

Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which...

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