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Portrait of Mae West

Acting

Mae West

Career

Active from 1932 to 1995, with a break from 1979 to 1992, busiest in 1933 and 1936 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mae West Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • LGBTQ+ Film History 2
  • Romance 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Lighthearted Escapism 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Glamorous 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Homo Promo
Homo Promo

as (Archival)

2020s

1 title · average score 71
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 67
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tira (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles
Trailer Camp
Trailer Camp (1995)

as (Archival)

Homo Promo
Homo Promo (1993)

as (Archival)

1970s

3 titles · average score 31
Sextette
Sextette (1978)
GoodWatch score 31

as Marlo Manners

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Leticia Van Allen

Hollywood Blue
Hollywood Blue (1970)

as (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles · average score 60
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as (archive footage)

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

1950s

1 title
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)

as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)

1940s

2 titles · average score 64
The Heat's On
The Heat's On (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Fay Lawrence

My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Flower Belle Lee

1930s

8 titles · average score 65
Every Day's a Holiday
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Peaches O'Day

Go West Young Man
Go West Young Man (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mavis Arden

Klondike Annie
Klondike Annie (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rose Carlton / Annie Alden

Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cleo Borden

Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ruby Carter

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tira

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lady Lou

Night After Night
Night After Night (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Maudie Triplett