Hattie Winston

Hattie Winston plays Margaret, the strong, level-headed office manager/head nurse of Dr. John Becker's (Ted Danson) medical practice in the hit half-hour comedy, BECKER. Winston was nominated for a NAACP Image Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series for her role on BECKER.

A native of Lexington, Mississippi, Winston is a prolific actress, with a career spanning three decades in television, film, and on Broadway.

Her television credits include her role as Gloria Davis in the critically-acclaimed "Homefront," as Sylvia in the Emmy Award-winning children's show "Electric Company" and a starring role in the Michael Learned drama "Nurse." Most recently, she had a recurring role in the daytime drama "Port Charles" and guest-starred on "Scrubs," "The Smart Guy," "Malcolm & Eddie," "The Parent 'Hood," "Between Brothers," "Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher," "High Incident" and "Arsenio." She has also been seen in such telefilms and mini-series as "The Cherokee Kid," "Saving Grace," "Common Ground," "Hollow Image" and "The Dain Curse."

Her feature film credits include Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," "Beverly Hills Cop III," "Living Out Loud," "Clara's Heart" with Whoopi Goldberg, "Meet the Deedles," "True Crime" with Clint Eastwood and the independent feature film "Unbowed."

On Broadway, Winston has starred in "The Tap Dance Kid," "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "The Me Nobody Knows." She received two Los Angeles Critics Drama-Logue Awards for her performances in "To Take Arms" and "Up the Mountain" and Obie Awards, CEBA Awards, and an Audelco Award for her contributions to the theater world in general. Winston also co-wrote and produced the Off-Broadway production "Nativity-a life story."

Among her other accomplishments, Winston served as national co-chairperson of AFTRA's Equal Employment Opportunities Committee; she was recognized by the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with a Hattie Winston Day in 1993, 1997 and 2000; and was honored by the University of Louisville (Kentucky) with a dedication of the Library's Hattie Winston Collection which contains more than 250 scripts, books and theatre memorabilia donated principally by Winston.

She lives in Los Angeles.