Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel
McDaniel in Hearts in Bondage (1936)
Born	(1890-12-01)December 1, 1890 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1946(1946-01-13) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1945
Spouse	John Alfred Goff ​ (m. 1908)​
Children	1
Relatives	Hattie McDaniel (sister) Sam McDaniel (brother)

Etta McDaniel (December 1, 1890 – January 13, 1946) was an American actress who appeared in over 60 films between 1933 and 1946. She was the sister of actor Sam McDaniel and actress and Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel.

Early life

McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas. She began her entertainment career as a member of minstrel shows with several others of her family. Etta married John Alfred Goff, 2 Dec 1908, in Denver, Colorado. Her son was Edgar Henry Goff.

Career

In 1914, Etta Goff and her sister Hattie McDaniel launched an all-female minstrel show, called the McDaniel Sisters Company.

Etta McDaniel's feature film debut was in the 1933 King Kong, as the native woman who saves her baby from the approaching giant gorilla. She then became a supporting actress or extra, frequently in uncredited roles, performing as maids and nannies, including Lawless Nineties, 1936, a Western starring John Wayne. McDaniel died in Los Angeles, California, aged 55.

Partial filmography

• King Kong (1933) as Native Woman
• Personal Maid's Secret (1935) as Maid
• The Arizonian (1935) uncredited
• The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
• The Devil is a Sissy (1936)
• Hearts In Bondage (1936)
• Lawless Nineties (1936)
• The Magnificent Brute (1936)
• Termites of 1938 (1938)
• Life with Henry (1941)
• Johnny Doughboy (1942)
• The Great Man's Lady (1942)
• Son of Dracula (1943)

External links

• Works by or about Etta McDaniel at the Internet Archive
• Etta McDaniel at IMDb
• Etta McDaniel at Find a Grave