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Mae West
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born August 16, 1893Died November 22, 1980 (87 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2023 | Carol Doda Topless at the Condor · as Cast |
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn · as Lady Lou |
| 2011 | Vito · as Lady Lou |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · as Tira (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch · as Cast |
| 1990 | |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actress - 'my Little Chickadee' |
| 1977 | Sextette · as Marlo Manners |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Leticia Van Allen |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy · as (archive Footage) |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays · as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, Archive Footage) |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Autobiography Writer Mae West |
| 1943 | The Heat's On · as Fay Lawrence |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Flower Belle Lee |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday · as Peaches O'day |
| 1936 | Go West Young Man · as Mavis Arden |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie · as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town · as Cleo Borden |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties · as Ruby Carter |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel · as Tira |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong · as Lady Lou |
| 1932 | Night After Night · as Maudie Triplett |