Mae West
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 17, 1893
- Died
- November 22, 1980
- Birthplace
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
My Mom Jayne 2025
as archive footage
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies 2024
as Self
Becoming Marilyn 2022
as (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant 2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Vito 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema 2009
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008
as Tira (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Cleavage 2002
Actor
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Trailer Camp 1995
as (Archival)
The Casting Couch 1995
Actor
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons 1995
as Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Homo Promo 1993
as (Archival)
Anthony Quinn: An Original 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sextette 1978
as Marlo Manners, Theatre Play
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Blue 1970
as (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge 1970
as Leticia Van Allen
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy 1968
as (archive footage)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
The Heat's On 1943
as Fay Lawrence
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Flower Belle Lee, Screenplay
Every Day's a Holiday 1937
as Peaches O'Day, Screenplay
Go West Young Man 1936
as Mavis Arden, Screenplay
Klondike Annie 1936
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden, Screenplay
The Fashion Side of Hollywood 1935
as Self
Goin' to Town 1935
as Cleo Borden, Screenplay
Belle of the Nineties 1934
as Ruby Carter, Writer
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 1934
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'm No Angel 1933
as Tira, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
She Done Him Wrong 1933
as Lady Lou, Writer
Night After Night 1932
as Maudie Triplett, Additional Dialogue
Credits from TMDB.