Mae West
ActingAlso Known As
Mary Jane 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.
Movies
(38 total)
She Done Him Wrong
as Lady Lou
I'm No Angel
as Tira
Myra Breckinridge
as Leticia Van Allen
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
My Little Chickadee
as Flower Belle Lee
Goin' to Town
as Cleo Borden
Night After Night
as Maudie Triplett
Sextette
as Marlo Manners
Klondike Annie
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
Go West Young Man
as Mavis Arden
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
as Ruby Carter
Every Day's a Holiday
as Peaches O'Day
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Heat's On
as Fay Lawrence
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
TV Shows
(4 total)
The Oscars
as Self
American Masters
as Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)