Mae West
Born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Aug 17 1893• Died Nov 22 1980
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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 fema…
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Mae West's Credits
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Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
American Masters
Self (archive footage)
Mister Ed
The Oscars
Self
Homo Promo
(Archival)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge
Leticia Van Allen
Sextette
Marlo Manners
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
Peaches O'Day
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
I'm No Angel
Tira
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Tira (archive footage)
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Night After Night
Maudie Triplett
She Done Him Wrong
Lady Lou
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
(archive footage)
Klondike Annie
Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
Homo Promo
(Archival)
Belle of the Nineties
Ruby Carter
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
My Little Chickadee
Flower Belle Lee
Goin' to Town
Cleo Borden
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
Go West Young Man
Mavis Arden
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
The Heat's On
Fay Lawrence
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
The Casting Couch