Biography
Mary Jane West, known as Mae West, was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of her time, she was known for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice. With a career spanning more than seven decades, she was frequently associated with controversies over censorship and once stated, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it." West is listed as one of the top 25 female movie stars of all time in the American Film Institute's survey AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography15 titles
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
American Masters
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Vito
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Becoming Cary Grant
My Little Chickadee
I'm No Angel
Klondike Annie
Belle of the Nineties
She Done Him Wrong
Hollywood Uncensored
Sextette
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her