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