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Mary Jane "Mae" West was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. She was known for her lighthearted, bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence. She was active in vaudeville and on the stage in New York City before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress, and writer in the motion picture industry, as well as appearing on radio and television. The American Film Institute named her 15th among the greatest female stars of classic American cinema.
Birth Name
Mary Jane West
Born
Thursday, 17 August 1893
Died
Saturday, 22 November 1980
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde | Self - Subject | 2021 |
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020 |
Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
America in Color | Self | 2017 |
Vito | Lady Lou | 2011 |
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema | Self | 2009 |
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | (archive footage) | 2009 |
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Tira / Tira (archive footage) | 2008 |
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Self | 2005 |
Actress Filmography
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