Mae West
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1893-08-16
Day of Death
1980-11-22 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting
(2020)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
(2008)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
(2007)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1990)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1978)
Sextette
as Marlo Manners
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1970)
Myra Breckinridge
as Leticia Van Allen
(1970)
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
(1968)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as (archive footage)
(1957)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
(1943)
The Heat's On
as Fay Lawrence
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Flower Belle Lee
(1937)
Every Day's a Holiday
as Peaches O'Day
(1936)
Klondike Annie
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
(1936)
Go West Young Man
as Mavis Arden
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Cleo Borden
(1935)
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Ruby Carter
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
as Lady Lou
(1933)
I'm No Angel
as Tira
(1933)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1932)
Night After Night
as Maudie Triplett
Crew
(1978)
Sextette
Theatre Play
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
Screenplay
(1937)
Every Day's a Holiday
Screenplay
(1936)
Klondike Annie
Screenplay
(1936)
Go West Young Man
Screenplay
(1935)
Goin' to Town
Screenplay
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
Writer
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
Writer
(1933)
I'm No Angel
Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
(1932)
Night After Night
Additional Dialogue