Claim: Saratoga includes actors.

Hattie McDaniel -LRB- June 10 , 1895October 26 , 1952 -RRB- was an African American stage actress , professional singer-songwriter , and comedian . She is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind -LRB- 1939 -RRB- , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , the first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer .   In addition to acting in many films , McDaniel was a radio performer and television star ; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States . She appeared in over 300 films , although she received screen credits for only 80 or so .   McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood : one at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to radio and one at 1719 Vine Street for acting in motion pictures . In 1975 , she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame and in 2006 became the first black Oscar winner honored with a US postage stamp .