Hattie Winston

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Hattie Winston
Born (1945-03-03) March 3, 1945 (age 79)
Lexington, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1965–present
Spouse Harold Wheeler
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Hattie Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and Broadway actress. She is known for her roles as Margaret Wyborn on Becker , Lucy Carmichael in Rugrats , The Rugrats Movie , and the spin off series All Grown Up! and as a cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company .

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Early life

Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi [1] on March 3, 1945, [2] the daughter of Roosevelt Winston and Selena (née Thurmond). [3] She was raised in Greenville, Mississippi, where Winston attended local schools, which were segregated at the time. [4] She left the South at the age of 14 and settled in Manhattan, New York, graduating high school there. [5] Winston attended Howard University for two years, where she majored in music. [5]

Career

Broadway and stage

She began her career on stage in New York City in 1965, [5] and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble Company. [6] By the late 1960s, she had begun acting on Broadway. Winston portrayed Nell in musical The Me Nobody Knows (1970−71) [5] [7] before landing the role of Sylvia in Shakespearean comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972−73), replacing Jonelle Allen. [8] She had previously served as Allen's understudy in the production. Winston then appeared as Cleo in musical I Love My Wife (1979), with Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs playing her character's husband. [9]

Winston portrayed the lead, Billie Holiday, in play Lady Day (1981). [10] She starred in the Broadway hit The Tap Dance Kid (1983−84) as Ginnie, her latest Broadway production to date. [11] Winston received two Obie Awards for her roles in Mother Courage and Her Children and The Michigan. [12] She co-wrote the musical Nativity: A Life Story alongside James Stovall, which has been performed frequently since its inception. [13]

The Electric Company

In 1973, Winston joined the cast of PBS children's series The Electric Company during its third season, [14] produced by the Children's Television Workshop. [5] She replaced Lee Chamberlin on the series after Chamberlin’s departure at the end of the show’s second season in 1973. Winston's most notable character was Valerie the Librarian, the girlfriend of Easy Reader (portrayed by Morgan Freeman). [15] 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. [16] Winston remained with the show until it ended in 1977. [17]

Film and television

While appearing on The Electric Company, Winston was Veronique on soap opera The Edge of Night (1976). [18] Winston appeared regularly as nurse Toni Gillette in Nurse from 1981 to 1982. [19] She performed alongside Dorian Harewood in the television film The Hope Division (1987). [20] Winston was Pauline in the unsuccessful pilot Coming to America (1989), based on the film of the same name. [21] In 1990, Winston portrayed Nurse Flowers in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital.

In 1991, she won the role of housekeeper Gloria Davis in Homefront , and continued playing the character until 1993. [22] For her work on Homefront, Winston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. [23] She recurred on soap opera Port Charles as Alice Morgan, [18] and acted in the Western The Cherokee Kid (1996). [24]

She provided the voice of Lucy Carmichael on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats , [25] as well as in the 1998 film version, The Rugrats Movie . [18] Winston reprised the role in the spin-off series All Grown Up! , which ran from 2003 through 2008. [18] During the 2000s, she played Margaret Turk, the mother of Dr. Christopher Turk (Donald Faison), on the NBC (later ABC) sitcom Scrubs . [26]

From 1998 through 2004, she portrayed nurse Margaret Wybourn on the CBS sitcom Becker , starring Ted Danson. [27] John Crook described Winston as a "valuable cog" on Becker. [28] In 2001, Winston received her second NAACP Image Award nomination, in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Margaret.

Following her run on Becker, Winston made guest appearances on ER , Cold Case , Castle and Mike & Molly . She had a recurring role as Sister Coriann Pearly in sitcom The Soul Man .

In film, Winston portrayed Mrs. Todd in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), [1] Simone in Jackie Brown (1997) [29] and Angela Russel in True Crime (1999), the latter opposite Clint Eastwood. [18] Winston had a minor role as a hospital nurse in Living Out Loud (1998). [30]

Personal life

Winston is married to Harold Wheeler, [31] who served as musical director for Dancing with the Stars . [32] The couple have one daughter, Samantha. [31]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973BroadwayHerselfTelevision film
1974Ann in BlueOfficer Jessie WatersTelevision film
1974Out to LunchHerself / VariousTelevision film
1979Hollow ImageIvyTelevision film
1980NurseToni GilletteTelevision film
1981 Les uns et les autres Unknown
1983 Without a Trace Reporter
1986 Good to Go Mother
1987 The Hope Division Lilah ReynoldsTelevision film
1988 Clara's Heart Blanche Loudon
1989RunawayAunt Anna MaeTelevision film
1990 A Show of Force Foster
1990Sesame Street Home Video Visits The HospitalNurse FlowersVHS
1994One Woman's CourageUnknownTelevision film
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Mrs. Todd
1996 Sunset Park Judge Meyer
1996 The Cherokee Kid Mrs. Elizabeth PeelTelevision film
1997 Jackie Brown Simone Hawkins
1998 Living Out Loud Hospital Nurse
1998 The Rugrats Movie Dr. Lucy CarmichaelVoice
1998 Meet the Deedles Jo-Claire
1999 True Crime Angela Russel
1999UnbowedMother
1999After AllMother of DefendantTelevision film
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Principal Holmstead


Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973-1977 The Electric Company Sylvia / Valerie The Librarian520 episodes
1976 The Edge of Night Veronique
1980 3-2-1 Contact Jessica2 episodes
1981-1982 Nurse Toni Gillette25 episodes
1987 Ryan's Hope Carol Bruce1 episode
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Pauline Mackey1 episode
1991-1993 Homefront Gloria Davis42 episodes
1994 The Little Mermaid Mommy CrabVoice, 1 episode
1995 Step by Step Saleslady1 episode
1996 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Irene1 episode
1997 Duckman voice1 episode
1997 The Parent 'Hood Ms. Washington1 episode
1997 Malcolm & Eddie Mrs. Brooks1 episode
1997ArsenioMom1 episode
1997-1998 Port Charles Alice Morgan19 episodes
1998 Smart Guy Felicia Vanowen1 episode
1998-2003 Becker Margaret Wyborn129 episodes
1999-2001 Rugrats Lucy CarmichaelVoice, 7 episodes
2001 The Proud Family Gertie DinkinsVoice, 1 episode
2003-2008 All Grown Up! Lucy CarmichaelVoice, 17 episodes
2002-2004 Scrubs Margaret Turk2 episodes
2004 ER Singing Woman1 episode
2005 Girlfriends Nurse Helen1 episode
2008 Numb3rs Eileen1 episode
2008 The Game Miss Leola1 episode
2009 Cold Case Regina Reynolds1 episode
2009 Castle Sally Niedermeyer1 episode
2011 Reed Between the Lines Elizabeth 'Liz' Reed1 episode
2012-2015 The Soul Man Sister Coriann PearlyRecurring
2012 Mike & Molly Rose1 episode

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