Hattie Winston


Hattie Mae Winston is an American film, television and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret Wyborn 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. Leaving the South, she began her career on stage 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 and early 30s, 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. 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. Winston joined the series during the third season, replacing Lee Chamberlin, and remained with the show until its cancellation in 1977.

Later career

Filmography


YearTitleRoleNotes
1956The Edge of NightVeronique
1973-1977The Electric CompanySylvia / Valerie the Librarian520 episodes
19803-2-1 ContactJessica2 episodes
1981-1982NurseToni Gillette25 episodes
1987Ryan's HopeCarol Bruce1 episode
1989CBS Summer PlayhousePauline Mackey1 episode
1991-1997HomefrontGloria Davis42 episodes
1994The Little MermaidMommy Crab1 episode
1995Step by StepSaleslady1 episode
1996Irene1 episode
1997Duckman: Private Dick/Family Manvoice1 episode
1997The Parent 'HoodMs. Washington1 episode
1997Malcolm & EddieMrs. Brooks1 episode
1997ArsenioMom1 episode
1997-1998Port CharlesAlice Morgan19 episodes
1998Smart GuyFelicia Vanowen1 episode
1998-2003BeckerMargaret Wyborn129 episodes
1999-2001RugratsLucy Carmichael7 episodes
2001The Proud FamilyGertie Dinkins1 episode
2003-2008All Grown Up!Lucy Carmichael17 episodes
2002-2004ScrubsMargaret Turk2 episodes
2004ERSinging Woman1 episode
2005GirlfriendsNurse Helen1 episode
2008Numb3rsEileen1 episode
2008The GameMiss Leola1 episode
2009Cold CaseRegina Reynolds1 episode
2009CastleSally Niedermeyer1 episode
2011Reed Between the LinesElizabeth 'Liz' Reed1 episode
2012-2015The Soul ManSister Coriann PearlyRecurring
2012Mike & MollyRose1 episode