Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 16, 1893
Place of Birth:
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Mae West
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. One of the more controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems including censorship. When her cinematic career ended, she continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas, in the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums. She used the alias Jane Mast early in her career.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Becoming Cary Grant | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | The Women Who Run Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive) |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Tira (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Trailer Camp | (Archival) |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Homo Promo | (Archival) |
| 1990 | Anthony Quinn: An Original | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Hollywood Uncensored | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Sextette | Marlo Manners |
| 1976 | Hooray for Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Leticia Van Allen |
| 1970 | Hollywood Blue | (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy | (archive footage) |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays | Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage) |
| 1943 | The Heat's On | Fay Lawrence |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Flower Belle Lee |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday | Peaches O'Day |
| 1936 | Go West Young Man | Mavis Arden |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | Rose Carlton / Annie Alden |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Cleo Borden |
| 1935 | The Fashion Side of Hollywood | Self |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Ruby Carter |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Tira |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Lady Lou |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Maudie Triplett |
| Homo Promo | (Archival) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self (archive footage) |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |