Mae West
Known for Acting · 46 credits
- Born
- 1893-08-17
- Died
- 1980-11-22
- Place of birth
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Jane 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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (42)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Leticia Van Allen
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sextette
1978
as Marlo Manners
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as Self (archive footage)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Lady Lou
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as Peaches O'Day
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Flower Belle Lee
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
2022
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Tira (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Klondike Annie
1936
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Cleavage
2002
Go West Young Man
1936
as Mavis Arden
I'm No Angel
1933
as Tira
Night After Night
1932
as Maudie Triplett
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
Vito
2011
as Self (archive)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Blue
1970
as (archive footage)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
Goin' to Town
1935
as Cleo Borden
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Ruby Carter
Trailer Camp
1995
as (Archival)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
The Casting Couch
1995
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
as Self (archive)
The Heat's On
1943
as Fay Lawrence
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
Homo Promo
1993
as (Archival)
About Mae West
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 gre… With 46 credits spanning from 1932 to 2022, Mae West has appeared in 42 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mae West Movies
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) — as Leticia Van Allen
- Complicated Women (2003) — as Self (archive footage)
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) — as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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