Mae West
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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.
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Trailer Camp (1995)
as (Archival)
My Mom Jayne (2025)
as archive footage
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009)
as Self (archive)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
as Leticia Van Allen
I'm No Angel (1933)
as Tira
Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies (2024)
as Self
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
as Lady Lou
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)
as Self
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Actor
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
as Ruby Carter
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
as Peaches O'Day
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as Self (archive footage)
Goin' to Town (1935)
as Cleo Borden
Go West Young Man (1936)
as Mavis Arden
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Sextette (1978)
as Marlo Manners
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Klondike Annie (1936)
as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
My Little Chickadee (1940)
as Flower Belle Lee
Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
as Tira (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
as (archive footage)
Cleavage (2002)
Actor
Vito (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
as Self
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night After Night (1932)
as Maudie Triplett
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
as (archive footage)
The Heat's On (1943)
as Fay Lawrence
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
Hollywood Blue (1970)
as (archive footage)
Homo Promo (1993)
as (Archival)
Homo Promo (—)
as (Archival)