From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Hattie Mae Winston born March 3 1945 is an American television film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker and as a prominent cast member of the PBS childrens series The Electric Company Winston was born in Lexington Mississippi and raised in Greenville MississippiShe began her career onstage 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 Winston rose to prominence during the mid1970s as a member of the cast of the PBS childrens series The Electric Company produced by the Childrens 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 SpiderMan 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 19731974 replacing Lee Chamberlin She remained with the series until its cancellation in 1977 Between 1981 and 1982 she starred in CBS TV series Nurse In 1990 she starred in Home Video Sesame Street Visits The Hospital as Nurse Flowers In 1991 Winston starred on the critically acclaimed television show Homefront 19911993 In 1998 Winston landed the role of Margaret on the CBS sitcom Becker 19982004 Winston voiced Lucy Carmichael for The Rugrats Movie Since then she has gone on to voice the character again for the Nickelodeon TV series All Grown Up which is a spinoff from the original Rugrats series She has gueststarred on Scrubs and Smart Guy In 1997 Winston portrayed Simone in the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown In 1998 Winston had a small role with Clint Eastwood in True Crime She is married to the musical director of Dancing with the Stars Tony nominee Harold Wheeler
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