Summary: | Actress Hattie Mae Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi on March 3, 1945. In 1963, Winston attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. after receiving a full voice scholarship, but moved back to New York in 1964 after one year at Howard. Winston then enrolled in an actor's group study workshop, and in 1968, became a replacement performer in Hair. Her other theatrical credits include Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, The Me Nobody Knows, and a starring role in The Tap Dance Kid. She earned two Los Angeles Critics Drama-Logue awards, two Obie Awards, CEBA Awards and an Audelco Award. She worked as an independent producer and director, and was responsible for reviving Langston Hughes' Black Nativity off-Broadway. Winston received extensive credits in the worlds of television and film, including a regular role on the Emmy-award winning PBS series The Electric Company and Clint Eastwood's True Crime.
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