Person Details

Birthday: 1893-08-17 16:37:44

Death: 1980-11-22 16:37:44

Aliases: Mary Jane West

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 29

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

Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self (archive footage)
American Masters
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7

American Masters

(1986) Self (archive footage)
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Hollywood Uncensored
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6

Hollywood Uncensored

(1987) Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
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7

The Women Who Run Hollywood

(2016) Herself (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
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7

Becoming Cary Grant

(2017) Self (archive footage)
The Love Goddesses
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6

The Love Goddesses

(1965) (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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6

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

(1975) 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)
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
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

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1932 Additional Dialogue
Year Role Movie/Tv

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