Hattie Winston

Hattie Winston
Born Hattie Mae Winston
(1945-03-03) March 3, 1945
Lexington, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actress
Years active 1970s–present

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.

Early career

Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, where she attended local schools, which were segregated at the time.[1] Leaving the South, she began her career onstage in New York City. 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.

The Electric Company

In her later 20s, 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.[2] Winston joined the series during the third season (1973–1974), replacing Lee Chamberlin. She remained with the series until its cancellation in 1977.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hattie Winston Biography (1945-)
  2. ↑ "The Electric Company", Retro Junk website
  3. ↑ sesameworkshop.org Archived 2009-10-16 at the Wayback Machine.
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