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