Hattie Winston

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Becker (1998–2004)

Hattie Winston was born on 3 March 1945 in Lexington, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Jackie Brown (1997) and Becker (1998). She has been married to Harold Wheeler since 16 December 1978. They have one child.

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Born
- March 3, 1945
- Lexington, Mississippi, USA
Spouse
- Harold WheelerDecember 16, 1978 - present (1 child)
Other works
She acted and directed Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf" in a Classic Contemporary American Play production at the Ford Theater in Los Angeles, California, with Jackée Harry, Iona Morris, Tonya Perkins, and Portia Realer in the cast.

Trivia
In 1990, with the help of Phylicia Rashad of The Cosby Show (1984) fame, and James Stovall, Winston and her husband, composer Harold Wheeler adapted Langston Hughes "Black Nativity" at the Master Theater in New York. The off-Broadway production, entitled "Nativity: A Life Story", won five New York Audelco Awards, including Best Director for Stovall and Winston, and Best Musical for the 1990-91 season.

Quotes
I feel it is vital to understand your own culture because the history that you are defines, in a great sense, who you can be in the present time. I find that so very often, as an African-American woman, who I am is being defined by other people rather than myself.