Deceased

How Did Johnnie Mae Young Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90

Also known asMae, Mae YoungGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/03/1923Born inSand Springs, Oklahoma, USADied14/01/2014Died inColumbiaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ269429 ↗Buried atColumbiaTMDb#1237194 ↗

Johnnie Mae Young was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance. Young is considered one of the pioneers in women's wrestling as she helped to increase the popularity of the sport throughout the 1940s and during World War II. In 1954, she and Mildred Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan.

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Filmography20 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	Dark Side of the RingSeries	—	96
2018	Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s DivisionMovie	Self (as Mae Young) (archive footage)	95
2014	WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2Movie	Herself	91
2011	WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE HistoryMovie	Mae	88
2009	WWE WrestleMania XXVMovie	Mae Young (Timekeeper)	86
2008	WWE Hall of Fame 2008Movie	Herself	85
2005	Lipstick & DynamiteMovie	Herself	82
2004	WWE WrestleMania XXMovie	Mae Young	81
2002	WWE VelocitySeries	Mae Young	79
2002	WWE Divas: UndressedMovie	Mae Young	79
2001	Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries	Ms. Edwards	78
2000	WWE WrestleMania 2000Movie	Mae Young (Ringside)	77
2000	WWE Royal Rumble 2000Movie	Mae Young	77
2000	WWE Insurrextion 2000Movie	Mae Young (Ringside)	77
2000	WWE No Way Out 2000Movie	Mae Young (Ringside)	77
1999	WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries	Mae Young	76
1999	WWE Survivor Series 1999Movie	Mae Young	76
1999	WWE No Mercy 1999Movie	Mae Young (Ringside)	76
1993	RawSeries	Mae Young	70
1993	Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries	Self - Guest	70