Mary Jane "Mae" West was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. 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. West began performing in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving on to film in Los Angeles.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Becoming MarilynMovie | (archive footage) | 129 |
| 2020 | Mae West: Dirty BlondeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 127 |
| 2017 | Becoming Cary GrantMovie | Self (archive footage) | 124 |
| 2016 | The Women Who Run HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 2011 | VitoMovie | Self (archive) | 118 |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionMovie | Self (archive footage) | 116 |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovie | Tira (archive footage) | 115 |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 110 |
| 2002 | CleavageMovie | — | 109 |
| 2001 | Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDanielMovie | Self (archive footage) | 108 |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the BeautifulMovie | Self (archive footage) | 103 |
| 1995 | The Casting CouchMovie | — | 102 |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerMovie | Self (archive footage) | 101 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1990 | Anthony Quinn: An OriginalMovie | Self (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManMovie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 1987 | Hollywood UncensoredMovie | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1986 | American MastersSeries | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 90 |
| 1978 | SextetteMovie | Marlo Manners | 85 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1970 | Myra BreckinridgeMovie | Leticia Van Allen | 77 |
| 1970 | Hollywood BlueMovie | (archive footage) | 77 |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and HardyMovie | (archive footage) | 75 |
| 1961 | Mister EdSeries | — | 68 |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysMovie | Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage) | 64 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1940 | My Little ChickadeeMovie | Flower Belle Lee | 47 |
| 1936 | Klondike AnnieMovie | Rose Carlton / Annie Alden | 43 |
| 1936 | Go West Young ManMovie | Mavis Arden | 43 |
| 1935 | Goin' to TownMovie | Cleo Borden | 42 |
| 1934 | Belle of the NinetiesMovie | Ruby Carter | 41 |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Movie | Self | 41 |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 40 |
| 1933 | She Done Him WrongMovie | Lady Lou | 40 |
| 1933 | I'm No AngelMovie | Tira | 40 |
| 0 | Marlene Dietrich: Home MoviesMovie | Herself | — |
| 0 | Homo PromoMovie | (Archival) | — |