Mae Questel
Mae Questel was born on Sep 13, 1908 in USA. Mae Questel's big-screen debut came with Musical Justice directed by Aubrey Scotto in 1931. Mae Questel is known for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, Chevy Chase stars as Clark and Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen. The most recent award Mae Questel achieved is Annie Awards. The upcoming new movie Mae Questel plays is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation which will be released on Dec 01, 1989.
Her Orthodox Jewish family were totally averse to her having an entertainment career. Her parents and grandparents forced her to leave the Theatre Guild school (New York) while still a teenager and had their wills drawn up accordingly so as to discourage this career choice.Studied drama at Columbia University, and belonged to the American Theatre Wing.When Mae was 17 and living in the South Bronx, she won a local contest to find the girl who most resembled Helen Kane, a popular singer known as the "Boop-Oop-A-Doop Queen". She was promptly signed by an agent and began performing in the Vaudeville circuit. Billing herself as "Mae Questel - Personality Singer of Personality Songs," she performed dead-on vocal imitations of Maurice Chevalier, Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, Marlene Dietrich, Mae West and of course Helen Kane, among many others. Her mimic talent also provided duck, dog, chicken, owl, monkey, lion and baby sounds for radio shows.Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer heard Mae doing her "boop-oop-a-doop" routine and hired her to do the character's voice in 1931. She served as the voice on more than 150 Betty Boop animated shorts until the character was retired in 1939. Her recording of "On The Good Ship Lollipop" sold more than 2 million during the Depression.Best known as the voice of "Betty Boop", she was also the voice of not so less famous "Olive Oyl" in the Popeye's cartoons, but also the toddler Swee'pea, and others. She did Popeye's voice once, in the cartoon Shape Ahoy (1945), because Jack Mercer was serving in the military during World War II. Her versatility is probably better appreciated in the cartoon Never Kick a Woman (1936) in which she provides the quivery, nervous-Nellie voice of Olive Oyl, based on comedic actress Zasu Pitts, and the deep, assured, alluring voice of the blonde saleswoman, based on Mae West.In 1968, the City of Indianapolis honored her with a "Mae Questel Day". In 1979, she won the Troupers Award for outstanding contribution to entertainment.
Birthday
Sep 13, 1908Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 2023
Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil - Season 1
actress
as Casper / Little Audrey / Additional Voices (voice)
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