 She appeared in the 1938 film "Vivacious Lady", starring James Stewart and Ginger Rogers.McDaniel had a featured role as Queenie in the 1936 film "Show Boat" (Universal Pictures), starring Allan Jones and Irene Dunne, in which she sang a verse of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" with Dunne, Helen Morgan, Paul Robeson, and a black chorus.She and Robeson sang "I Still Suits Me", written for the film by Kern and Hammerstein.