Hattie Winston

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.

Early life Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi , on March 3, 1945, the daughter of Roosevelt Winston and Selena (née Thurmond). She was raised in Greenville, Mississippi, where Winston attended local schools, which were segregated at the time. She left the South at the age of 14 and settled in Manhattan, New York, graduating high school there. Winston attended Howard University for two years, where she majored in music. By the late 1960s, she had begun acting on Broadway. Winston portrayed Nell in musical The Me Nobody Knows (1970−71) before landing the role of Sylvia in Shakespearean comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972−73), replacing Jonelle Allen. 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.

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

The Electric Company In 1973, Winston joined the cast of PBS children's series The Electric Company during its third season, produced by the Children's Television Workshop. 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 remained with the show until it ended in 1977.

Film and television While appearing on The Electric Company, Winston was Veronique on soap opera The Edge of Night (1976). Winston appeared regularly as nurse Toni Gillette in Nurse from 1981 to 1982. She performed alongside Dorian Harewood in the television film The Hope Division (1987). Winston was Pauline in the unsuccessful pilot Coming to America (1989), based on the film of the same name. 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. For her work on Homefront, Winston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. She recurred on soap opera Port Charles as Alice Morgan,

She provided the voice of Lucy Carmichael on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats, as well as in the 1998 film version, The Rugrats Movie.

From 1998 through 2004, she portrayed nurse Margaret Wybourn on the CBS sitcom Becker, starring Ted Danson. John Crook described Winston as a "valuable cog" on Becker. 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), and Angela Russel in True Crime (1999), the latter opposite Clint Eastwood.

Personal life Winston is married to Harold Wheeler, who served as musical director for Dancing with the Stars. The couple has one daughter, Samantha.

Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes 1973 Broadway Herself Television film 1974 Ann in Blue Officer Jessie Waters Television film 1974 Out to Lunch Herself / Various Television film 1979 Hollow Image Ivy Television film 1980 Nurse Toni Gillette Television film 1981 Les uns et les autres Unknown 1983 Without a Trace Reporter 1986 Good to Go Mother 1987 The Hope Division Lilah Reynolds Television film 1988 Clara's Heart Blanche Loudon 1989 Runaway Aunt Anna Mae Television film 1990 A Show of Force Foster 1990 Sesame Street Home Video Visits The Hospital Nurse Flowers VHS 1994 One Woman's Courage Unknown Television film 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Mrs. Todd 1996 Sunset Park Judge Meyer 1996 The Cherokee Kid Mrs. Elizabeth Peel Television film 1997 Jackie Brown Simone Hawkins 1998 Living Out Loud Hospital Nurse 1998 The Rugrats Movie Dr. Lucy Carmichael Voice 1998 Meet the Deedles Jo-Claire 1999 True Crime Angela Russel 1999 Unbowed Mother 1999 After All Mother of Defendant Television film 2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Principal Holmstead

+TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes 1973-1977 The Electric Company Sylvia / Valerie The Librarian 520 episodes 1976 The Edge of Night Veronique 1980 3-2-1 Contact Jessica 2 episodes 1981-1982 Nurse Toni Gillette 25 episodes 1987 Ryan's Hope Carol Bruce 1 episode 1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Pauline Mackey 1 episode 1991-1993 Homefront Gloria Davis 42 episodes 1994 The Little Mermaid Mommy Crab Voice, 1 episode 1995 Step by Step Saleslady 1 episode 1996 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Irene 1 episode 1997 Duckman voice 1 episode 1997 The Parent 'Hood Ms. Washington 1 episode 1997 Malcolm & Eddie Mrs. Brooks 1 episode 1997 Arsenio Mom 1 episode 1997-1998 Port Charles Alice Morgan 19 episodes 1998 Smart Guy Felicia Vanowen 1 episode 1998-2003 Becker Margaret Wyborn 129 episodes 1999-2001 Rugrats Lucy Carmichael Voice, 7 episodes 2001 The Proud Family Gertie Dinkins Voice, 1 episode 2003-2008 All Grown Up! Lucy Carmichael Voice, 17 episodes 2002-2004 Scrubs Margaret Turk 2 episodes 2004 ER Singing Woman 1 episode 2005 Girlfriends Nurse Helen 1 episode 2008 Numb3rs Eileen 1 episode 2008 The Game Miss Leola 1 episode 2009 Cold Case Regina Reynolds 1 episode 2009 Castle Sally Niedermeyer 1 episode 2011 Reed Between the Lines Elizabeth 'Liz' Reed 1 episode 2012-2015 The Soul Man Sister Coriann Pearly Recurring 2012 Mike & Molly Rose 1 episode