ACTOR

Butterfly McQueen

1911 - 1995

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Butterfly McQueen (born Thelma McQueen; January 8, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in films as Prissy in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also appeared in the films Cabin in the Sky (1943), Mildred Pierce (1944), and Duel in the Sun (1946). Often typecast as a maid, she said: "I didn't mind playing a maid the first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Butterfly McQueen is the 5,200th most popular actor (down from 3,252nd in 2024), the 8,113th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,900th in 2019) and the 2,375th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Butterfly McQueen ranks 5,199 out of 13,578. Before her are Blair Brown, Wilfred Lucas, Donna Mills, Denise Crosby, and Wings Hauser. After her are Dooley Wilson, Dietmar Schönherr, Richard Egan, Murat Yıldırım, Carol Cheng, Daniel Wu, and Roy Dotrice.

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Among people born in 1911, Butterfly McQueen ranks 301. Before her are József Háda, Gedeon Barcza, Gyula Lázár, Maurice Goldhaber, Sándor Bíró, and Bibi Torriani. After her are Katherine DeMille, Joseph Alcazar, Philibert Smellinckx, Jeanette Nolan, Michael Hordern, and Frederick Seitz. Among people deceased in 1995, Butterfly McQueen ranks 251. Before her are Ralph Kronig, Aldo Gordini, Osvald Käpp, Stephen Spender, Warren E. Burger, and Maino Neri. After her are Sergei Grinkov, Fabio Casartelli, Katherine DeMille, Giovanni Giacomazzi, Henry Roth, and Michael Hordern.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Butterfly McQueen ranks 8,114 out of 20,380. Before her are Carl Blegen (1887), Donna Mills (1940), Denise Crosby (1957), Wings Hauser (1947), and Kenny Barron (1943). After her are Mary L. Cleave (1947), Dooley Wilson (1886), Bernard Hopkins (1965), Richard Egan (1921), Zig Ziglar (1926), Daniel Wu (1974), and Dee Brown (1908).

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Among actors born in United States, Butterfly McQueen ranks 2,376. Before her are Eric Winter (1976), Richard Benjamin (1938), Blair Brown (1946), Donna Mills (1940), Denise Crosby (1957), and Wings Hauser (1947). After her are Dooley Wilson (1886), Richard Egan (1921), Daniel Wu (1974), Greta Lee (1983), Art LaFleur (1943), and Margaret Colin (1958).

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