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Hattie Winston Biography (1945-)

Born March 3, 1945, in Lexington, MS; raised in Greenville, MS; married Harold Wheeler (a composer and orchestrator), c. 1978; children: Samantha (adopted). Addresses: Agent: Pakula/King and Associates, 9229 Sunset, Suite 315, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, vocalist

Birth Details

March 3, 1945

Lexington, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Sylvia, Valerie, and the fox, The Electric Company, PBS, 1973-1977
• Veronique, The Edge of Night, 1976
• Toni Gillette, Nurse, CBS, 1981
• Gloria Davis, Homefront, ABC, 1991-1992
• Alice Burgess, Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Desire, Port Charles: Fate, Port Charles: Miracles Happen, Port Charles: Naked Eyes, Port Charles: Secrets, Port Charles: Superstitions, Port Charles: Surrender, Port Charles: Tainted Love, Port Charles: Tempted, Port Charles: Time in a Bottle, and Port Charles: Torn), ABC, 1998
• Margaret Wyborn, Becker, CBS, 1998-2003
• Movies
• Ivy, Hollow Image, ABC, 1979
• One Woman's Courage, NBC, 1994
• Mrs. Elizabeth Peel, The Cherokee Kid, HBO, 1996
• After All, Black Entertainment Television, 1999
• Specials
• Ed Sullivan's Broadway, CBS, 1973
• Aunt Anna Mae, Runaway, PBS, 1989
• Narrator, Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong, PBS, 1989
• Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001
• Funny Flubs & Screw-ups VI, CBS, 2001
• Funny Flubs & Screw-ups XI, CBS, 2003
• Pilots
• Officer Jessie Waters, Ann in Blue, ABC, 1974
• Toni Gillette, Nurse, CBS, 1980
• Lilah Reynolds, Hope Division, ABC, 1987
• Pauline Mackey, Coming to America, CBS, 1989
• Miniseries
• Minnie Hershey, The Dain Curse (also known as Dashiell Hammett's "The Dain Curse"), CBS, 1978
• Les uns et les autres, 1983
• Daisy Voigt, Common Ground, CBS, 1990
• Episodic
• Guest, The Midnight Special, 1977
• Voice, "Galimoto," Reading Rainbow, 1991
• Saleslady, "Adventures in Babysitting," Step by Step, ABC, 1995
• Angela Williams, High Incident, ABC, 1996
• Irene, "Dance Fever," Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996
• Mrs. Brooks, "Jugglin'," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1997
• Guest voice, "Coolio Runnings," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
• Mom, "Throw Momma from the House," Arsenio, ABC, 1997
• Ms. Washington, "Wendell and I Spy," The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1997
• Felecia Vanowen, "Rooferman, Take One," Smart Guy, The WB, 1998
• Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1998
• Margaret, "The Vesey Method," Cosby, CBS, 1999
• Voice of Lucy Carmichael, "No Place Like Home," Rugrats (animated), 1999
• Voice of Lucy Carmichael, "A Rugrats Kwanzaa," Rugrats (animated),2001
• Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, syndicated, 2000
• Voice of Gertie Dinkins, "Teacher's Pet," The Proud Family, The Disney Channel, 2001
• Margaret Turk, "My Old Man," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
• Herself, Pyramid, 2003
• Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
• Guest, "Heart to Home," It's Christopher Lowell, 2003
• Also panelist for The List, VH1.
• Stage Appearances
• Sister Fatima, The Prodigal Son, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New YorkCity, 1965
• First operator, Day of Absence, St. Mark's Playhouse, New York City, 1965-1966
• Moses Gunn, Song of the Lusitanian Bogey, Negro Ensemble Company,St. Mark's Playhouse, 1968
• Bubba Ryan, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1968
• Praise singer, Kongi's Harvest, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark'sPlayhouse, 1968
• Standby, Daddy Goodness, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1968
• Second Extraordinary Spook, God Is a (Guess What?), Negro EnsembleCompany, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1968-1969
• Understudy for Linda, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Petite Belle Lily, Man Better Man, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1969
• Bo Peep, Sambo, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, NewYork City, 1969-1970
• Dolores, Billy Noname, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, New York City,1970
• Nell, The Me Nobody Knows (musical), Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1970, then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970-1971
• The Black Experience Company, Washington Theatre Club, Washington,DC, 1970-1971
• Silvia, Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical), New York Shakespeare Festival, St. James Theatre, New York City, between 1971 and 1973
• Leionah, The Great MacDaddy, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1974
• Zerbinetta, Scapino, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1974-1975
• Vocalist, Livin' Fat, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1976
• Claire, A Photograph, New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1977-1978
• Cleo, I Love My Wife (musical), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New YorkCity, between 1977 and 1979
• Pilar Murray, The Michigan, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1979
• Yvette, Mother Courage and Her Children, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Ginnie, The Tap Dance Kid (musical), Broadhurst Theatre, New YorkCity, 1983-1984, then Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1984-1985
• Reader, "Did My Mama Like to Dance?," The Ties That Bind, King Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO, 2002, 2003
• Appeared as a member of the tribe and as Dionne, Hair (musical; also known as Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical), Biltmore Theatre, New York City, late 1960s or early 1970s; appeared in Black Girl, New Federal Theatre, New York City; and Her Talking Drum, American Place Theatre, New York City; appeared in To Take Arms and Up the Mountain, Los Angeles; also appeared in productions of Oklahoma!, Pins and Needles, and Weary Blues.
• Stage Work
• Producer and director, Black Nativity.
• Film Appearances
• Les uns et les autres (also known as Bolero and Within Memory), 1981
• Reporter, Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Mother, Good to Go (also known as Short Fuse), 1986
• Blanche Loudon, Clara's Heart, Warner Bros., 1988
• Foster, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990
• Mrs. Todd, Beverly Hills Cop III, Paramount, 1994
• Judge Meyer, Sunset Park, TriStar, 1996
• Simone, Jackie Brown (also known as Rum Punch), Miramax, 1997
• Hospital Nurse, Living Out Loud (also known as The Kiss), New Line Cinema, 1998
• Jo-Claire, Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1998
• Voice of Dr. Lucy Carmichael, The Rugrats Movie (animated), Paramount, 1998
• Angela Russel, True Crime, Warner Bros., 1999
• Unbowed, 1999
• Principal Holmstead, The Battle of Shaker Heights, Miramax, 2003
• WRITINGS
• Stage
• (With James Stovall) Nativity: A Life Story, Schomberg Center forResearch in Black Culture, United Palace Theatre, New York City, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People Weekly, November 18, 2002, p. 143