Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995) Pittman, Karan B. McQueen, Butterfly Motion picture actors and actresses--United States African American motion picture actors and actresses Atheists--United States Encyclopedia article about Butterfly McQueen. Butterfly McQueen is best remembered for her role as a slave named Prissy in the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind. For most of her film career, McQueen was typecast as a servant, but when those roles became scant in Hollywood during the 1950s, she pursued jobs in musical theater, television, and radio. She won the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award in 1975 and an Emmy Award for her role in the children's television special The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1979). [Athens, Ga.] : Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) Georgia Humanities Council University of Georgia. Press Merrill-Hall New Media GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) 2009-06-18 Articles http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2955 Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Augusta (Ga.) Richmond County (Ga.) If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.