- In 1990, with the help of Phylicia Rashad of The Cosby Show (1984) fame, and James Stovall, Winston and her husband, composer Harold Wheeler adapted Langston Hughes "Black Nativity" at the Master Theater in New York. The off-Broadway production, entitled "Nativity: A Life Story", won five New York Audelco Awards, including Best Director for Stovall and Winston, and Best Musical for the 1990-91 season.
- Was honored by the University of Louisville (Kentucky) with a dedication of the Library's Hattie Winston Collection, which contained more than 250 scripts, books and theater memorabilia donated principally by Winston.
- Among her many accomplishments, Winston served as national co-chairperson of AFTRA's Equal Employment Opportunities Committee, and was recognized by the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, celebrating "Hattie Winston Day" in 1993 and again in 1997.
- She has appeared on Broadway in "The Tap Dance Kid," "Two Gentelmen of Verona," and "The Me Nobody Knows."
- Following graduation from Howard University, she joined the Group Theater Workshop in New York, one of the premier Black theater groups in the country at the time.
- Served as national co-chair of AFTRA's Equal Employment Opportunities Committee.
- Born in Lexington, Mississippi, but raised in nearby Greeneville.
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