Hattie Mae Winston (born March , ) 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.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.In her later s and early s, Winston rose to
prominence during the mid-s 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 (portrayed by Morgan
Freeman). 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 (â€"), replacing Lee Chamberlin, and remained with
the show until its conclusion in .
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.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.In her later s and early s, Winston rose to
prominence during the mid-s 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 (portrayed by Morgan
Freeman). 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 (â€"), replacing Lee Chamberlin, and remained with
the show until its conclusion in .
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