Acting
Mae West
EN, FR cinema · 46 credits
Born
17 August 1893
Died
22 November 1980 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Mary Jane West
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.
Known for
Filmography
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
My Mom Jayne
as archive footage
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
as Self (archive)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Cleavage
Actor
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sextette
as Marlo Manners, Theatre Play
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge
as Leticia Van Allen
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as (archive footage)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
The Heat's On
as Fay Lawrence
My Little Chickadee
as Flower Belle Lee, Screenplay
Every Day's a Holiday
as Peaches O'Day, Screenplay
Go West Young Man
as Mavis Arden, Screenplay
Klondike Annie
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden, Screenplay
Goin' to Town
as Cleo Borden, Screenplay
Belle of the Nineties
as Ruby Carter, Writer
I'm No Angel
as Tira, Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
She Done Him Wrong
as Lady Lou, Writer
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night After Night
as Maudie Triplett, Additional Dialogue