Personal Info
Mary Jane West
Mae West
Acting
Biography
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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 co…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Becoming Marilyn
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
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
The Casting Couch
