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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 17, 1893
Died
November 22, 1980
Place of Birth
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Mary Jane West
Mae West
1.1 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mae West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
6.8
Self (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
6.6
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
7.1
Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
6.1
Tira (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
4.3
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
1.0
(Archival)
Trailer Camp
1995
8.0
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
Credits
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.8
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.6
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2016
7.1
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
2008
6.1
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
4.3
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
1995
1.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
8.0
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1994
0.0
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1993
4.5
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
1993
4.6
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
1990
6.7
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
7.0
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1987
5.1
American Masters
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.5
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Sextette
as Marlo Manners
1978
3.7
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
0.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
1970
0.0
Myra Breckinridge
as Leticia Van Allen
1970
4.5
🎬
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as (archive footage)
1968
0.0
Mister Ed
1961
6.7
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
1957
5.2
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Heat's On
as Fay Lawrence
1943
3.9
My Little Chickadee
as Flower Belle Lee
1940
6.4
Every Day's a Holiday
as Peaches O'Day
1937
5.5
Go West Young Man
as Mavis Arden
1936
5.3
Klondike Annie
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
1936
6.4
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Self
1935
6.0
Goin' to Town
as Cleo Borden
1935
5.2
Belle of the Nineties
as Ruby Carter
1934
5.7
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
0.0
I'm No Angel
as Tira
1933
6.3
She Done Him Wrong
as Lady Lou
1933
5.8
Night After Night
as Maudie Triplett
1932
6.2
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
N/A
0.0