Mae West

Mae West

Known for

Acting

Born

August 17, 1893

Birthplace

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

November 22, 1980 (aged 87)

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 ci...

Best known work

She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

1961

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

American Masters

American Masters

1986

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

1935

Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

Filmography

TBA
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
TBA
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Herself
2022
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
as Self (archive)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Tira (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Cleavage
2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Casting Couch
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Intimate PortraitTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1993
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1986
American MastersTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)