Cast & creator
Mae West
Best known for Intimate Portrait, American Masters, The Oscars
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.
Also known as: Mary Jane West
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film credits
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television credits
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1932–2022 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
Showing 61 of 61 credits
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
American Masters
Self (archive footage)
1986
The Oscars
Self
1953
Mister Ed
1961
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
1995
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
1987
I'm No Angel
Tira
1933I'm No Angel
Dialogue
1933I'm No Angel
Screenplay
1933I'm No Angel
Story
1933
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
1934
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988
She Done Him Wrong
Lady Lou
1933She Done Him Wrong
Writer
1933
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
1990
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Myra Breckinridge
Leticia Van Allen
1970
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Tira (archive footage)
2008
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2016
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Self (archive)
2009
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
1984Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Herself
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
1996
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
2017
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2007
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
1995
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
1994
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
2001
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Casting Couch
1995
Every Day's a Holiday
Peaches O'Day
1937Every Day's a Holiday
Screenplay
1937
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
2022
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Sextette
Marlo Manners
1978Sextette
Theatre Play
1978
Belle of the Nineties
Ruby Carter
1934Belle of the Nineties
Writer
1934
Go West Young Man
Mavis Arden
1936Go West Young Man
Screenplay
1936
My Little Chickadee
Flower Belle Lee
1940My Little Chickadee
Screenplay
1940
Vito
Self (archive footage)
2011
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self
1935
The Heat's On
Fay Lawrence
1943
Klondike Annie
Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
1936Klondike Annie
Screenplay
1936The Best of Laurel and Hardy
(archive footage)
1968
Goin' to Town
Cleo Borden
1935Goin' to Town
Screenplay
1935
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
1957
Night After Night
Maudie Triplett
1932Night After Night
Additional Dialogue
1932
Cleavage
2002
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
1970
Homo Promo
(Archival)
1993
Homo Promo
(Archival)