Mae West
Acting • Born 1893-08-17 – Died 1980-11-22
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.
Filmography
42 credits
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Movie • 1957
Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
I'm No Angel
Movie • 1933
Tira
Myra Breckinridge
Movie • 1970
Leticia Van Allen
My Little Chickadee
Movie • 1940
Flower Belle Lee
She Done Him Wrong
Movie • 1933
Lady Lou
Becoming Cary Grant
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Goin' to Town
Movie • 1935
Cleo Borden
Night After Night
Movie • 1932
Maudie Triplett
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
Movie • 1936
Mavis Arden
Belle of the Nineties
Movie • 1934
Ruby Carter
The Heat's On
Movie • 1943
Fay Lawrence
Klondike Annie
Movie • 1936
Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
Hollywood Blue
Movie • 1970
(archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie • 1937
Peaches O'Day
Sextette
Movie • 1978
Marlo Manners
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie • 1984
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Movie • 1933
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie • 1968
(archive footage)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Movie • 1935
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie • 2008
Tira (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage)
Trailer Camp
Movie • 1995
(Archival)
Homo Promo
Movie
(Archival)
Homo Promo
Movie • 1993
(Archival)
Becoming Marilyn
Movie • 2022
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Movie • 1934
Self
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self (archive footage)