Mae West
Age: N/A | From: Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Mary Jane West
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 32
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Intimate Portrait
(1993) Self (archive footage)
American Masters
(1986) Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975) Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
(2017) Self (archive footage)
The Love Goddesses
(1965) (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984) Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
(2007) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Herself (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Tira (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Self (archive footage) | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1994 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Marlo Manners | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | (archive footage) | |
| Leticia Van Allen | ||
| 1968 | (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1957 | Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage) | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1943 | Fay Lawrence | |
| 1940 | Flower Belle Lee | |
| 1937 | Peaches O'Day | |
| 1936 | Mavis Arden | |
| Rose Carlton / Annie Alden | ||
| 1935 | Self | |
| Cleo Borden | ||
| 1934 | Ruby Carter | |
| 1933 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tira | ||
| Lady Lou | ||
| 1932 | Maudie Triplett | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Theatre Play | |
| 1940 | Screenplay | |
| 1937 | Screenplay | |
| 1936 | Screenplay | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1935 | Screenplay | |
| 1934 | Writer | |
| 1933 | Dialogue | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Story | ||
| Writer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Additional Dialogue | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |