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Date of Birth:

17 August 1893, Woodhaven, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

22 November 1980, Hollywood, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Mae West was born in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West... more

Trivia:

Born Mary Jane West in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, she always considered... more

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Down 5% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins more

NewsDesk:
(24 articles)

AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
How Philadelphia Got Its Groove Back -- And Why N.Y. Is Jealous
(From Huffington Post. 31 October 2009, 11:55 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Jane Mast

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Writer, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sextette (1978)	(performer: "Love Will Keep Us Together", "After You've Gone", "Happy Birthday Twenty One")	1978	-	2.3 (672)

2.	My Tongue Is -Quick! (1971)	("My Old Flame")	1971	-	5.7 (8)
	AKAs: John Holmes Caballero Classic Series Volume Three: My Tongue Is Quick (USA: video title) John Holmes Signature Series 4: My Tongue Is Quick (USA: video title)
3.	Myra Breckinridge (1970)	(performer: "Hard to Handle", "You Gotta Taste All the Fruit")	1970	-	3.8 (1,360)
	AKAs: Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge
4.	The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV)	(performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")	1958	-	5.3 (51)

5.	The Heat's On (1943)	(performer: "I'm Just a Stranger in Town" (1943), "Hello, Mi Amigo" (1943))	1943	-	4.8 (74)
	AKAs: Tropicana (UK)
6.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	(performer: "Willie of the Valley" (uncredited))	1940	-	7.1 (1,022)

7.	Every Day's a Holiday (1937)	(performer: "Jubilee" (uncredited), "Fifi", "Little Butterfly", "Every Day's a Holiday" (uncredited), "Along the Broadway Trail" (uncredited))	1937	-	7.0 (64)

8.	Go West Young Man (1936)	(performer: "ON A TYPICAL TROPICAL NIGHT", "I WAS SAYING TO THE MOON")	1936	-	6.8 (168)

9.	Klondike Annie (1936)	(performer: "My Medicine Man" (uncredited), "Cheer Up, Little Sister", "It's Better to Give Than to Receive", "I'm an Occidental Woman in an Oriental Mood for Love", "Mister Deep Blue Sea", "Little Bar Butterfly")	1936	-	6.6 (160)

10.	Goin' to Town (1935)	(performer: "HE'S A BAD MAN", "NOW I'M A LADY", "MON COEUR S'OEUVRE A TA VOIX", "LOVE IS LOVE")	1935	-	7.0 (127)

11.	Belle of the Nineties (1934)	(performer: "Memphis Blues", "My Old Flame", "Troubled Waters", "When a St. Louis Woman Goes Down to New Orleans")	1934	-	6.7 (175)

12.	I'm No Angel (1933)	(performer: "They Call Me Sister Honky-Tonk" (1933), "I Found a New Way to Go to Town" (1933), "I Want You, I Need You" (1933), "I'm No Angel" (1933)) ("That Dallas Man" (1933))	1933	-	7.1 (840)

13.	She Done Him Wrong (1933)	(performer: "She Done Him Wrong", "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone", "A Guy What Takes His Time", "Frankie and Johnny")	1933	-	6.7 (1,607)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sextette (1978)	Marlo Manners/Lady Barrington	1978	-	2.3 (672)

2.	Myra Breckinridge (1970)	Leticia Van Allen	1970	-	3.8 (1,360)
	AKAs: Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge
3.	The Heat's On (1943)	Fay Lawrence	1943	-	4.8 (74)
	AKAs: Tropicana (UK)
4.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	Flower Belle Lee	1940	-	7.1 (1,022)

5.	Every Day's a Holiday (1937)	Peaches O'Day	1937	-	7.0 (64)

6.	Go West Young Man (1936)	Mavis Arden	1936	-	6.8 (168)

7.	Klondike Annie (1936)	The Frisco Doll/Rose Carlton/Sister Annie Alden	1936	-	6.6 (160)

8.	Goin' to Town (1935)	Cleo Borden	1935	-	7.0 (127)

9.	Belle of the Nineties (1934)	Ruby Carter	1934	-	6.7 (175)

10.	I'm No Angel (1933)	Tira	1933	-	7.1 (840)

11.	She Done Him Wrong (1933)	Lady Lou	1933	-	6.7 (1,607)

12.	Night After Night (1932)	Maudie Triplett	1932	-	6.8 (163)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sextette (1978)	(play "Sextet")	1978	-	2.3 (672)

2.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	7.1 (1,022)

3.	Every Day's a Holiday (1937)	(writer)	1937	-	7.0 (64)

4.	Go West Young Man (1936)	(screenplay)	1936	-	6.8 (168)

5.	Klondike Annie (1936)	(play) (screenplay)	1936	-	6.6 (160)

6.	Goin' to Town (1935)	(screenplay)	1935	-	7.0 (127)

7.	Belle of the Nineties (1934)	(story "It Ain't No Sin")	1934	-	6.7 (175)

8.	I'm No Angel (1933)	(dialogue) (screenplay) (story)	1933	-	7.1 (840)

9.	She Done Him Wrong (1933)	(play "Diamond Lil")	1933	-	6.7 (1,607)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Backlot USA (1976) (TV)	Herself	1976	-	3.1 (7)
	AKAs: Dick Cavett's Backlot USA (USA: complete title)
2.	"Mister Ed" (1961)	Herself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.2 (296)
	1 TV episode: "Mister Ed: Mae West Meets Mister Ed (#4.21)" Herself
3.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	Herself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Red Skelton Show: Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It (#9.20)" Herself
4.	"Person to Person" (1953)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.8 (28)
	1 TV episode: "Person to Person: (#7.1)" Herself
5.	The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV)	Herself - Performer	1958	-	5.3 (51)

6.	The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)	Herself	1935	-	6.1 (11)

7.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)	Herself	1933	-	-

8.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	(uncredited) Herself	1933	-	5.7 (10)


1.	"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
	1 TV episode: When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers (2009)
2.	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)	Tira

3.	Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)	Herself

4.	"Dead Famous"
	1 TV episode: Mae West (2006) Herself
5.	Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)	Herself

6.	Complicated Women (2003) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

7.	Cleavage (2002) (TV)	Herself

8.	"E! Mysteries & Scandals"
	1 TV episode: Mae West (1999) Herself
9.	Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

10.	"The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)	Herself

11.	Junket Whore (1998)	Herself

12.	"The Real Las Vegas" (1996)	Herself

13.	The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996) (TV)	Herself

14.	The Casting Couch (1995) (V)

15.	Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)	Herself

16.	Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1993) (TV)	Herself

17.	"Intimate Portrait"
	1 TV episode: Mae West (????) Herself
18.	Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)

19.	Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V)	Herself

20.	Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V)

21.	Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)	Herself

22.	Hollywood Outtakes (1983)	Herself

23.	The Love Goddesses (1965)	Herself

24.	"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
	1 TV episode: Mae West (1965) Herself
25.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Wrote and appeared in "Klondike Annie" on Broadway (filmed as Klondike Annie (1936)). more

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Comedy | Musical | Documentary | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Sexually Aggressive Woman | Jail | Number In Title more

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