Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 13, 1908
Place of Birth:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Mae Questel
Biography
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Mae Questel (September 13, 1908–January 4, 1998) was an American actress and vocal artist best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. She began in vaudeville, and played occasional small roles in films and television later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons | |
| 2024 | Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer | Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self / Betty Boop (archive footage) |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Aunt Bethany |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Mother |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1988 | Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town | Self |
| 1988 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Mae Questel |
| 1985 | Hot Resort | Mrs. Labowitz |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Zelig | Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Move | Mrs. Katz |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Mrs. Strakosh |
| 1962 | It's Only Money | Cecilia Albright |
| 1961 | A Majority of One | Essie Rubin |
| 1961 | Operation Ice-Tickle | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Weight for Me | Olive Oyl |
| 1960 | Planet Mouseola | Mouse |
| 1960 | Trouble Date | Cuddles |
| 1960 | Counter Attack | Mouse |
| 1960 | Popeye and the Giant | Sea Hag (voice) |
| 1960 | Barbecue for Two | Olive Oyl |
| 1960 | Popeye's Service Station | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Spinach Greetings | Olive Oyl |
| 1960 | Matinee Idol Popeye | Olive Oyl (Voice) |
| 1960 | Hits and Missiles | Olive Oyl |
| 1960 | Jeep Tale | Swee'pea |
| 1960 | Plumbers Pipe Dream | Olive Oyl |
| 1960 | Seeing Double | Olive Oyl(voice) |
| 1959 | Felineous Assault | Kitnip |
| 1959 | Talking Horse Sense | Ethel (voice) |
| 1959 | Fit to Be Toyed | J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Owly to Bed | Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Stork Raving Mad | Baby / Mother |
| 1958 | Hansel and Gretel | Voice |
| 1957 | Cat In The Act | Murgatroyd |
| 1957 | From Mad to Worse | Cute Kitty |
| 1957 | Ice Scream | Billy (voice) |
| 1957 | Jumping with Toy | Baby Huey's Mom (voice) |
| 1957 | Pest Pupil | Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) |
| 1957 | The Big Fun Carnival | Betty Boop |
| 1957 | Nearlyweds | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Spooky Swabs | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Hooky Spooky | Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Crystal Brawl | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | I Don't Scare | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | A Haul in One | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Assault and Flattery | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Swab the Duck | Ducklings |
| 1956 | Hill-billing and Cooing | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Dutch Treat | Hans (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Out to Punch | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Parlez Vous Woo | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Penguin for Your Thoughts | Baby Penguin |
| 1956 | Line of Screammage | Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Popeye for President | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Sir Irving and Jeames | Worthington (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Cookin' with Gags | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | A Bicep Built for Two | Cute Kitty |
| 1955 | Mousieur Herman | Herman's Cousin |
| 1955 | Beaus Will Be Beaus | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Mister and Mistletoe | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | A Job for a Gob | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1955 | Penny Antics | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1955 | Git Along Lil' Duckie | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1955 | Kitty Cornered | Cuddles (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Poop Goes the Weasel | Wishbone (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gift of Gag | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Floor Flusher | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Private Eye Popeye | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Seapreme Court | Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Taxi-Turvy | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Popeye's 20th Anniversary | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Crazytown | Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Fright to the Finish | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Bride and Gloom | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Firemen's Brawl | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Child Sockology | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Starting from Hatch | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1953 | Huey's Ducky Daddy | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1953 | Frightday the 13th | Lucky (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Baby Wants a Battle | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Popeye's Mirthday | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Toreadorable | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Ancient Fistory | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Fun At The Fair | Cow |
| 1952 | Big Bad Sindbad | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Swimmer Take All | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Lunch with a Punch | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Clown on the Farm | Baby Huey's Mother (voice) |
| 1952 | The Deep Boo Sea | Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Ghost of the Town | Baby / Kids (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Law and Audrey | Little Audrey (voice) |
| 1951 | Alpine for You | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Tweet Music | Little Eagle / Ostrich |
| 1951 | Miners Forty Niners | Gold Digger / Clementine |
| 1951 | Land of Lost Watches | Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice) |
| 1951 | Thrill of Fair | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Vacation with Play | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Let's Stalk Spinach | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Scout Fellow | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1951 | One Quack Mind | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1951 | Party Smarty | Baby Huey's Mom |
| 1951 | To Boo or Not to Boo | Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Boo Scout | Billy (voice) |
| 1950 | The Farmer and the Belle | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Quick on the Vigor | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Jitterbug Jive | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Popeye Makes a Movie | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Beach Peach | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Gym Jam | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Quack-a Doodle-Doo | Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Teacher's Pest | Junior's Mother / Worm (voice) |
| 1950 | Land of the Lost Jewels | Isabel |
| 1950 | Casper's Spree Under the Sea | Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Barking Dogs Don't Fite | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Silly Hillbilly | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Lumberjack and Jill | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A Balmy Swami | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Hot Air Aces | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Tar with a Star | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Popeye's Premiere | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1949 | Our Funny Finny Friends | Carmen Miranda Fish (voice) |
| 1948 | Olive Oyl for President | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Wigwam Whoopee | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Snow Place Like Home | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Flip Flap | Flip-Flap (voice) |
| 1948 | A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Spinach vs Hamburgers | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hector's Hectic Life | Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice) |
| 1948 | Symphony in Spinach | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Robin Hood-Winked | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Pre-Hysterical Man | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | All's Fair at the Fair | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Santa's Surprise | Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | I'll Be Skiing Ya | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Abusement Park | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Royal Four-Flusher | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Popeye and the Pirates | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Wotta Knight | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1947 | Safari So Good | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1946 | House Tricks? | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | The Island Fling | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | Peep in the Deep | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | Service with a Guile | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | Rocket to Mars | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | The Fistic Mystic | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | Rodeo Romeo | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1946 | Klondike Casanova | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | For Better or Nurse | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Shape Ahoy | Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Mess Production | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Tops in the Big Top | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Friendly Ghost | Johnny (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Spinach Packin' Popeye | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1944 | Gabriel Churchkitten | Peter (voice) |
| 1944 | She-Sick Sailors | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Puppet Love | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Mr. Bug Goes to Town | Buzz (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fulla Bluff Man | Cavewoman (voice) |
| 1938 | The Tears of an Onion | Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | I Yam Love Sick | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mutiny Ain't Nice | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Pudgy the Watchman | Betty Boop |
| 1938 | Riding the Rails | Betty Boop |
| 1938 | Learn Polikeness | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Let's Celebrake | Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Be Up to Date | Betty Boop |
| 1938 | The House Builder-Upper | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | A Date to Skate | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Buzzy Boop at the Concert | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1937 | House Cleaning Blues | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Impractical Joker | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Candid Candidate | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Paneless Window Washer | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Pudgy Picks a Fight | |
| 1937 | Organ Grinder's Swing | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Foxy Hunter | Betty Boop |
| 1937 | Service with a Smile | Betty Boop |
| 1937 | My Artistical Temperature | Olive Oyl |
| 1937 | The Twisker Pitcher | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hospitaliky | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The New Deal Show | Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | I Likes Babies and Infinks | Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | I Never Changes My Altitude | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fowl Play | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Football Toucher Downer | Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Zula Hula | Betty Boop |
| 1937 | Protek the Weakerist | Olive Oyl |
| 1937 | Bunny Mooning | Bunny (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Lost and Foundry | Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Morning, Noon and Night Club | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Hot Air Salesman | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Cobweb Hotel | Flies (voice) |
| 1936 | Training Pigeons | Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Be Human | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | You're Not Built That Way | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Bridge Ahoy! | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Brotherly Love | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | A Clean Shaven Man | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | I Wanna Be a Life Guard | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Let's Get Movin' | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Never Kick a Woman | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Little Swee'pea | Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hold the Wire | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | I'm in the Army Now | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Spinach Roadster | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | More Pep | Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Betty Boop and the Little King | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1936 | Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Christmas Comes But Once a Year | Orphans (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | New Shoes | Girl's Shoes (voice) |
| 1936 | Betty Boop and Little Jimmy | Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Somewhere in Dreamland | Mother / Boy / Girl (voice) |
| 1936 | Grampy's Indoor Outing | Betty Boop / Junior (voice) |
| 1936 | Making Friends | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Happy You and Merry Me | Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Little Nobody | Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | We Did It | Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Lost Chick | Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Taking the Blame | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Kids in the Shoe | Woman in the shoe |
| 1935 | Swat the Fly | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1935 | No! No! A Thousand Times No!! | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1935 | For Better or Worser | Olive Oyl |
| 1935 | Choose Your 'Weppins' | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Be Kind to 'Aminals' | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Beware of Barnacle Bill | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Pleased to Meet Cha! | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | You Gotta Be a Football Hero | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Adventures of Popeye | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1935 | The Spinach Overture | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | King of the Mardi Gras | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Stop That Noise | Betty Boop |
| 1935 | Betty Boop and Grampy | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Baby Be Good | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Dancing on the Moon | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Hyp-Nut-Tist | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | A Little Soap and Water | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | A Language All My Own | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Judge for a Day | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Betty Boop's Rise to Fame | Betty Boop |
| 1934 | The Two-Alarm Fire | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Dance Contest | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | We Aim to Please | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Betty Boop's Trial | Betty Boop |
| 1934 | Betty Boop's Little Pal | Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Betty Boop's Prize Show | Betty Boop |
| 1934 | Shiver Me Timbers! | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Can You Take It | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Keep in Style | Betty Boop |
| 1934 | A Dream Walking | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Axe Me Another | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Ha! Ha! Ha! | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | When My Ship Comes In | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1934 | Shoein' Hosses | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Man on the Flying Trapeze | Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | There's Something About a Soldier | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1934 | Strong to the Finich | Children (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Snow-White | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1933 | Mother Goose Land | Betty Boop |
| 1933 | The Old Man of the Mountain | Betty Boop (singing voice) |
| 1933 | Popeye the Sailor | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Is My Palm Read | Betty Boop |
| 1933 | Betty Boop's Birthday Party | Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Betty Boop's Big Boss | Betty Boop |
| 1933 | Betty Boop's Penthouse | |
| 1933 | I Heard | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1933 | I Eats My Spinach | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1933 | Birds in the Spring | Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Office Worker (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Time on My Hands | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1932 | Rudy Vallee Melodies | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1932 | Romantic Melodies | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1932 | Betty Boop's Museum | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Chess-Nuts | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Betty Boop's Ups and Downs | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Crazy-Town | Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Stopping the Show | Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Betty Boop, M.D. | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Betty Boop for President | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | Minnie the Moocher | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Betty Boop Limited | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1932 | Wayward | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Just One More Chance | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1932 | Just a Gigolo | Betty Boop |
| 1932 | The Musical Doctor | Nurse Clef |
| 1932 | Admission Free | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1931 | Silly Scandals | Betty Boop (voice) |
| 1931 | Bimbo's Initiation | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Bimbo's Express | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Minding the Baby | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Kitty from Kansas City | Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Mother Goose Melodies | Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1930 | A Battery of Songs |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cartoon Alley | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1960 | Popeye the Sailor | Olive Oyl (voice) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Mrs. Annette Faber |