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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mae West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (35)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
1993
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Sextette
as Marlo Manners
1978
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
1970
Myra Breckinridge
as Leticia Van Allen
1970
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as (archive footage)
1968
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
1957
The Heat's On
as Fay Lawrence
1943
My Little Chickadee
as Flower Belle Lee
1940
Every Day's a Holiday
as Peaches O'Day
1937
Go West Young Man
as Mavis Arden
1936
Klondike Annie
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
1936
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Self
1935
Goin' to Town
as Cleo Borden
1935
Belle of the Nineties
as Ruby Carter
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
I'm No Angel
as Tira
1933
She Done Him Wrong
as Lady Lou
1933
Night After Night
as Maudie Triplett
1932
