Mae West
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.
Known for
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movieBecoming Marilyn
2022
(archive footage)
movieMae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieBecoming Cary Grant
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieVito
2011
Self (archive)
movieStarz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
Self (archive)
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Tira (archive footage)
movieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieTrailer Camp
1995
(Archival)
movieBetty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieMae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
Self (archive footage)
tvIntimate Portrait
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieHomo Promo
1993
(Archival)
movieAnthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Uncensored
1987
Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSextette
1978
Marlo Manners
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Blue
1970
(archive footage)
movieMyra Breckinridge
1970
Leticia Van Allen
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
(archive footage)
movieThe Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957
Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Heat's On
1943
Fay Lawrence
movieMy Little Chickadee
1940
Flower Belle Lee
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937
Peaches O'Day
movieGo West Young Man
1936
Mavis Arden
movieKlondike Annie
1936
Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
movieGoin' to Town
1935
Cleo Borden
movieBelle of the Nineties
1934
Ruby Carter
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieShe Done Him Wrong
1933
Lady Lou
movieNight After Night
1932
Maudie Triplett
movieHomo Promo
(Archival)
Writing9
movieSextette
1978
Theatre Play
movieMy Little Chickadee
1940
Screenplay
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937
Screenplay
movieGo West Young Man
1936
Screenplay
movieKlondike Annie
1936
Screenplay
movieGoin' to Town
1935
Screenplay
movieI'm No Angel
1933
Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
Crew1
movieNight After Night
1932
Additional Dialogue