Mae Questel
Known for Acting · 320 credits
- Born
- 1908-09-13
- Died
- 1998-01-04
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mae Kwestel · Mae Questal · Mae Questelle
Biography
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (315)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Betty Boop (voice)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Aunt Bethany
Floor Flusher
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
House Tricks?
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Puppet Love
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Crazytown
1954
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
Abusement Park
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Boo Scout
1951
as Billy (voice)
Funny Girl
1968
as Mrs. Strakosh
Wayward
1932
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Scout Fellow
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
Party Smarty
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
Silly Scandals
1931
as Betty Boop (voice)
Wigwam Whoopee
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Talking Horse Sense
1959
as Ethel (voice)
Taxi-Turvy
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
New York Stories
1989
as Mother
Stork Raving Mad
1958
as Baby / Mother
Mousieur Herman
1955
as Herman's Cousin
Nearlyweds
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944
as Peter (voice)
Be Human
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Little Pal
1934
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
It's Only Money
1962
as Cecilia Albright
Private Eye Popeye
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nobody
1935
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Brotherly Love
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Ahoy!
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spooky Swabs
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bunny Mooning
1937
as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine for You
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Punch
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Zelig
1983
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Beach Peach
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Safari So Good
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jeep Tale
1960
as Swee'pea
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2
2013
as Betty Boop
Popeye the Sailor
1933
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Matinee Idol Popeye
1960
as Olive Oyl (Voice)
Learn Polikeness
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Training Pigeons
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Birthday Party
1933
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hot Resort
1985
as Mrs. Labowitz
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3
2014
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop and Grampy
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Fowl Play
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Quick on the Vigor
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gift of Gag
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Operation Ice-Tickle
1961
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Lunch with a Punch
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Candid Candidate
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
I'm in the Army Now
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
House Cleaning Blues
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Kitty Cornered
1955
as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)
Never Kick a Woman
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bimbo's Initiation
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Planet Mouseola
1960
as Mouse
Hospitaliky
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Mae Questel
Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
You're Not Built That Way
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Chess-Nuts
1932
as Betty Boop
Let's Celebrake
1938
as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
Making Friends
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Penny Antics
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice)
A Clean Shaven Man
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Fun Carnival
1957
as Betty Boop
The Paneless Window Washer
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1
2013
as Betty Boop
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Dream Walking
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Be Good
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Museum
1932
as Betty Boop
Let's Get Movin'
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Morning, Noon and Night Club
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
as Betty Boop
Choose Your 'Weppins'
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Majority of One
1961
as Essie Rubin
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
1935
as Betty Boop (voice)
Snow Place Like Home
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Giant
1960
as Sea Hag (voice)
More Pep
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Mirthday
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Time on My Hands
1932
as Betty Boop
The Impractical Joker
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Service Station
1960
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jumping with Toy
1957
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
Barbecue for Two
1960
as Olive Oyl
We Aim to Please
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Just a Gigolo
1932
as Betty Boop
I Don't Scare
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Language All My Own
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
1934
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Romantic Melodies
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Snow-White
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Noveltoons: Original Classics
2012
as Little Audrey
Little Swee'pea
1936
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
I Never Changes My Altitude
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Stalk Spinach
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
1932
as Betty Boop
Spinach vs Hamburgers
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
One Quack Mind
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Plumbers Pipe Dream
1960
as Olive Oyl
Big Bad Sindbad
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Heard
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Bimbo's Express
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Hot Air Salesman
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Dance Contest
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Overture
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Kitty from Kansas City
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
About Mae Questel
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. With 320 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Mae Questel has appeared in 315 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mae Questel Movies
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — as Betty Boop (voice)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — as Aunt Bethany
- Floor Flusher (1954) — as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
- House Tricks? (1946) — as Olive Oyl (voice)
- Puppet Love (1944) — as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
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