Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nokuita kwake somuranda womumba uyo anogara achituka mwanasikana womuridzi wake, Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), uye anotsvinyira Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), McDaniel akawana
1939 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, mutambi wekutanga mutema akasarudzwa uye akahwina Oscar. "Ndaida Amai", McDaniel akadaro apo aitaura kuvatori venhau vachena pamusoro pomunhu wacho. "Ndinofunga kuti ndakamunzwisisa nokuti ambuya vangu vaishanda papurazi rakanga rakafanana naTara". Basa rake mu"Gone with the Wind" rakanga ratyisidzira vamwe vachena muSouth; pakanga pane kunyunyuta kuti mufirimu iye akanga ave "anoziva" zvikuru navanatenzi vake vachena. Anenge mumwe munyori akataura kuti hunhu hwaMcDaniel hauna kunyatso kusiyana nehunhu hwaMammy mubhuku raMargaret Mitchell, uye kuti mufirimu uye mubhuku, Scarlett mudiki kwazvo anotaura kuna Mammy nenzira dzaizoonekwa sedzisina kukodzera kuti wechidiki weSouthern wenguva iyoyo ataure nemunhu mukuru muchena, uye kuti bhuku kana firimu hariratidzi kuvapo kwevana vaMammy (vakafa kana vapenyu), mhuri yake (vakafa kana vapenyu), zita chairo, kana zvishuwo zvake zvekuva nechimwe chinhu kunze kwehupenyu paTara, achishandira papurazi revaranda. Uyezve, nepo Mammy achituka Scarlett muduku, haambopindi munzira yaMuzvare O'Hara, mukadzi wechichena mukuru zvikuru mumhuri. Vamwe vatsoropodzi vaifunga kuti McDaniel haana kungogamuchira mabasa acho chete asiwo mumashoko ake kumapepanhau akabvuma pfungwa dzeHollywood, achipa mafuta kune vatsoropodzi vevaya vairwira kodzero dzevanhu vatema. Gare gare, apo McDaniel akaedza kutora hunhu hwake hwe"Mammy" muchiratidziro chenzira, vateereri vatema havana kuratidza kugamuchira.