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Mae Questel

Actress / Voice Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 09/13/1908 († 89, 01/04/1998) | The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel; September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931), Olive Oyl (from 1933) and numerous others. Questel began her career in vaudeville, primarily working as an impressionist. She later performed on Broadway and in films and television, including her role as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Kids & Family

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It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsen ...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Certification unknown

1989 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy
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The story of the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and ev ...

Funny Girl

Certification unknown

1968 | 3.6/5 | 2h 29min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Three stories happening in New York. The first, by Scorsese, is about a painter who creates his works helped by high volume music and an attractive assistant; second, by Coppola, is about a rich and b ...

New York Stories

Certification unknown

1989 | 3.2/5 | 2h 4min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acm ...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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1988 | 3.8/5 | 1h 44min
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime
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Movies with Mae Questel as Actress(258)

as Olive Oyl2017 Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Mother1989 New York Stories
as Aunt Bethany1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Betty Boop (voice)1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Mrs. Labowitz1985 Hot Resort
as Voice of Helen Kane (uncredited)1983 Zelig
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Mrs. Katz1970 Move
as Mrs. Strakosh1968 Funny Girl
as Cecilia Albright1962 It's Only Money
as Olive Oyl1961 Weight for Me
as Mrs. Esther 'Essie' Rubin1961 A Majority of One
as Sea Hag (voice)1960 Popeye and the Giant
as Swee'pea1960 Jeep Tale
as Mouse1960 Planet Mouseola
as Cuddles1960 Trouble Date
as Olive Oyl1960 Plumbers Pipe Dream
as Olive Oyl1960 Hits and Missiles
as Olive Oyl (Voice)1960 Matinee Idol Popeye
as Olive Oyl1960 Spinach Greetings
as Mouse1960 Counter Attack
as Kitnip1959 Felineous Assault
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)1959 Fit to Be Toyed
as Ethel (voice)1959 Talking Horse Sense
as Baby / Mother1958 Stork Raving Mad
as Cute Kitty1957 From Mad to Worse
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)1957 Pest Pupil
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1957 The Crystal Brawl
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1957 Nearlyweds
as Billy (voice)1957 Ice Scream
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1957 Spooky Swabs
as Murgatroyd1957 Cat In The Act
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)1957 Jumping with Toy
as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)1957 Hooky Spooky
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 I Don't Scare
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 Out to Punch
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 Assault and Flattery
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 Parlez Vous Woo
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 A Haul in One
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 Popeye for President
as Baby Penguin1956 Penguin for Your Thoughts
as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)1956 Line of Screammage
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1956 Hill-billing and Cooing
as Herman's Cousin1955 Mousieur Herman
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1955 Beaus Will Be Beaus
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1955 Cookin' with Gags
as Baby Huey's Mom1955 Git Along Lil' Duckie
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1955 Gift of Gag
as Cute Kitty1955 A Bicep Built for Two
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Popeye's 20th Anniversary
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Bride and Gloom
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Floor Flusher
as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)1954 The Seapreme Court
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Private Eye Popeye
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Fright to the Finish
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1954 Taxi-Turvy
as Baby Huey's Mom1953 Starting from Hatch
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1953 Firemen's Brawl
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1953 Toreadorable
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1953 Ancient Fistory
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1953 Child Sockology
as Baby Huey's Mom1953 Huey's Ducky Daddy
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1953 Popeye's Mirthday
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1952 Big Bad Sindbad
as Cow1952 Fun At The Fair
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1952 Lunch with a Punch
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1952 Swimmer Take All
as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)1952 Clown on the Farm
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1951 Thrill of Fair
as Gold Digger / Clementine1951 Miners Forty Niners
as Little Eagle / Ostrich1951 Tweet Music
as Baby Huey's Mom1951 Party Smarty
as Billy (voice)1951 Boo Scout
as Baby Huey's Mom1951 One Quack Mind
as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch1951 Land Of Lost Watches
as Baby Huey's Mom1951 Scout Fellow
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1951 Alpine for You
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1951 Let's Stalk Spinach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1951 Vacation with Play
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 Gym Jam
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)1950 Quack-a-Doodle Doo
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 Jitterbug Jive
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 Popeye Makes a Movie
as Isabel1950 Land of the Lost Jewels
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 The Farmer and the Belle
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 Beach Peach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1950 Quick on the Vigor
as Olive Oyl (voice)1949 Popeye's Premiere
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1949 Lumberjack and Jill
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1949 Hot Air Aces
as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)1949 A-Haunting We Will Go
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1949 Tar with a Star
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1949 Barking Dogs Don't Fite
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1949 A Balmy Swami
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Symphony in Spinach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Snow Place Like Home
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Olive Oyl for President
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Robin Hood-Winked
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Pre-Hysterical Man
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1948 Wigwam Whoopee
as Olive Oyl (voice)1947 Safari So Good
as Olive Oyl (voice)1947 All's Fair at the Fair
as Olive Oyl (voice)1947 Wotta Knight
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)1947 Santa's Surprise
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1947 Popeye and the Pirates
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1947 Abusement Park
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1947 I'll Be Skiing Ya
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1947 The Royal Four-Flusher
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 Service with a Guile
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 Peep in the Deep
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1946 Klondike Casanova
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 The Island Fling
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 Rodeo Romeo
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 House Tricks?
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 The Fistic Mystic
as Olive Oyl (voice)1946 Rocket to Mars
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)1945 The Friendly Ghost
as Olive Oyl (voice)1945 Tops in the Big Top
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1944 Puppet Love
as Olive Oyl (voice)1944 Spinach Packin' Popeye
as Peter (voice)1944 Gabriel Churchkitten
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1944 She-Sick Sailors
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1944 Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
as Cavewoman (voice)1940 The Fulla Bluff Man
as Betty Boop (voice)1938 Buzzy Boop at the Concert
as Betty Boop1938 On with the New
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 The House Builder-Upper
as Betty Boop1938 Pudgy the Watchman
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 I Yam Love Sick
as Betty Boop1938 Riding the Rails
as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)1938 Let's Celebrake
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 Mutiny Ain't Nice
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
as Betty Boop1938 Be Up to Date
as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)1938 The Tears of an Onion
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 Learn Polikeness
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1938 A Date to Skate
as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)1937 Bunny Mooning
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
as Betty Boop1937 Zula Hula
as Betty Boop1937 The Foxy Hunter
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 Organ Grinder's Swing
as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)1937 The Football Toucher Downer
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 Fowl Play
as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)1937 I Likes Babies and Infinks
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 Morning, Noon and Night Club
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 The Twisker Pitcher
as Olive Oyl1937 My Artistical Temperature
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 I Never Changes My Altitude
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1937 The Hot Air Salesman
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 The Paneless Window Washer
as Olive Oyl1937 Protek the Weakerist
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1937 Hospitaliky
as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)1937 Lost and Foundry
as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)1937 The New Deal Show
as Betty Boop1937 Service with a Smile
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)1936 We Did It
as Girl's Shoes (voice)1936 New Shoes
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)1936 Little Swee'pea
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)1936 More Pep
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 I Wanna Be a Life Guard
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 A Clean Shaven Man
as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)1936 Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
as Flies (voice)1936 The Cobweb Hotel
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 I'm in the Army Now
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Hold the Wire
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)1936 Somewhere in Dreamland
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Bridge Ahoy!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Let's Get Movin'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Never Kick a Woman
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Brotherly Love
as Betty Boop / Junior (voice) (uncredited)1936 Grampy's Indoor Outing
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 The Spinach Roadster
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1936 Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)1936 Christmas Comes But Once a Year
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)1936 Happy You and Merry Me
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1936 Making Friends
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)1936 Little Nobody
as Betty Boop (voice)1935 Swat the Fly
as Betty Boop (voice)1935 No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 Baby Be Good
as Betty Boop1935 Stop That Noise
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 Betty Boop and Grampy
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 Choose Your 'Weppins'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 The Spinach Overture
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 Taking the Blame
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 A Language All My Own
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 Judge for a Day
as Olive Oyl1935 Adventures of Popeye
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 You Gotta Be a Football Hero
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 King of the Mardi Gras
as Various (voice, uncredited)1935 Dancing on the Moon
as Woman in the shoe1935 The Kids in the Shoe
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1935 A Little Soap and Water
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 Be Kind to 'Aminals'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 The Hyp-Nut-Tist
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 Pleased to Meet Cha!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1935 Beware of Barnacle Bill
as Olive Oyl1935 For Better or Worser
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 We Aim to Please
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 Shiver Me Timbers!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 The Two-Alarm Fire
as Betty Boop (voice)1934 There's Something About a Soldier
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)1934 Betty Boop's Little Pal
as Betty Boop (voice)1934 When My Ship Comes In
as Betty Boop1934 Betty Boop's Prize Show
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1934 Ha! Ha! Ha!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 Shoein' Hosses
as Children (voice) (uncredited)1934 Strong to the Finich
as Betty Boop1934 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 A Dream Walking
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 The Dance Contest
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 Axe Me Another
as Betty Boop1934 Betty Boop's Trial
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 Can You Take It
as Betty Boop1934 Keep in Style
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1934 The Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Betty Boop (voice)1933 Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
1933 Betty Boop's Penthouse
as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)1933 Birds in the Spring
as Betty Boop (voice)1933 I Heard
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)1933 I Eats My Spinach
as Betty Boop1933 Betty Boop's Big Boss
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)1933 Betty Boop's Birthday Party
as Betty Boop (voice)1933 Snow-White
as Betty Boop1933 Is My Palm Read
as Betty Boop (singing voice)1933 The Old Man of the Mountain
as Betty Boop1933 Mother Goose Land
as Showgirl (uncredited)1932 Wayward
as Betty Boop (voice)1932 Romantic Melodies
as Betty Boop1932 Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
as Betty Boop (voice)1932 The Betty Boop Limited
as Betty Boop1932 Just a Gigolo
as Betty Boop (voice)1932 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Betty Boop (voice)1932 Rudy Vallee Melodies
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)1932 Stopping the Show
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1932 Minnie the Moocher
as Betty Boop1932 Betty Boop's Museum
as Betty Boop1932 Time on My Hands
as Office Worker (uncredited)1932 One Hour with You
as Betty Boop1932 Chess-Nuts
as Betty Boop1932 Betty Boop's Ups and Downs
as Betty Boop1932 Betty Boop, M.D.
as Betty Boop1932 Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)1932 Crazy-Town
as Nurse Clef1932 The Musical Doctor
as Betty Boop1932 Betty Boop for President
as Betty Boop (voice)1932 Just One More Chance
as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)1931 Mother Goose Melodies
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1931 Minding the Baby
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1931 Bimbo's Express
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1931 Kitty from Kansas City
as Betty Boop (voice)1931 Silly Scandals
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)1931 Bimbo's Initiation
1930 A Battery of Songs

TV Shows/Series with Mae Questel as Actress(5)

2004 Cartoon Alley
as herself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Olive Oyl (voice)1960 Popeye the Sailor
as Mrs. Annette Faber1958 Naked City
1958 77 Sunset Strip

Full Name: Mae Questel
Born: Sunday, 09/13 1908 (September) in The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 01/04 1998 (January) in New York City (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, Morris High School
Other names for Mae Questel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mae Kwestel"
"Mae Questal"
"Mae Questelle"
Mae Questel frequently works together with these people:
Jack Mercer (184x, Actor)
Dave Fleischer (133x, Crew)
Seymour Kneitel (119x, Crew)
Winston Sharples (93x, Crew)
Max Fleischer (84x, Crew)
Jackson Beck (79x, Actor)
Izzy Sparber (67x, Crew)
Carl Meyer (44x, Crew)
Sammy Timberg (41x, Crew)
Willard Bowsky (41x, Crew)
Dave Tendlar (39x, Crew)
Sorrell Booke (8x, Actor)
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