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