About
Mae West
Overview
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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.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2020 | Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Becoming Cary Grant | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Women Who Run Hollywood | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Actor | Self (archive) | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Actor | Tira (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Anthony Quinn: An Original | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Hollywood Uncensored | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Sextette | Actor | Marlo Manners | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Hollywood Blue | Actor | (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Actor | Leticia Van Allen | 57 Average |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Actor | (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays | Actor | Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1943 | The Heat's On | Actor | Fay Lawrence | 58 Average |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Actor | Flower Belle Lee | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday | Actor | Peaches O'Day | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Go West Young Man | Actor | Mavis Arden | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | Actor | Rose Carlton / Annie Alden | 59 Average |
| 1935 | The Fashion Side of Hollywood | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Actor | Cleo Borden | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Actor | Ruby Carter | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Actor | Tira | 59 Average |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Actor | Lady Lou | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Actor | Maudie Triplett | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 1978 | Sextette | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Go West Young Man | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Writing | Dialogue | 59 Average |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Crew |
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| 1932 | Night After Night | Crew | Additional Dialogue | 58 Average |