Hannah Washington was a former child actor who was active in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s.

[1][2] A fixture in short comedies — often as a character named Oatmeal — she was one of the few Black child actors in movies at the time.

[3][4] She also had roles in 1927's Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1933's King Kong, and 1935's The Littlest Rebel, where she appeared alongside Shirley Temple.

Her first known on-screen appearance was in 1926's Sea Horses; her parents were also extras on several of her older films.

[7] She was signed as a toddler by Sunset Studios in 1927 to a contract to appear in comedies.