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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

308

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-09-13

Deathday

1998-01-04 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mae Kwestel
Mae Questal
Mae Questelle

Mae Questel

Biography

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Mae Questel (September 13, 1908–January 4, 1998) was an American actress and vocal artist best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. She began in vaudeville, and played occasional small roles in films and television later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Known For

7.5%

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jun 22, 1988

7.2%

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Nov 30, 1989

7.4%

Zelig

Jul 15, 1983

7.2%

Funny Girl

Sep 19, 1968

6.2%

New York Stories

Mar 10, 1989

7.1%

Popeye the Sailor

Jun 10, 1960

6.6%

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Nov 27, 1936

6.8%

Snow-White

Aug 1, 1933

7.0%

Bimbo's Initiation

Jul 24, 1931

7.5%

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Oct 1, 1962

6.5%

One Hour with You

Mar 23, 1932

6.6%

Minnie the Moocher

Mar 11, 1932

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Acting

2024

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice)

2004

Cartoon Alley

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)

1989		National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Aunt Bethany
1989		New York Stories as Mother

1988		Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Mae Questel
1988		Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town as Self
1988		Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Betty Boop (voice)

1985

Hot Resort as Mrs. Labowitz

1983		Zelig as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
1983		Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970

Move as Mrs. Katz

1968

Funny Girl as Mrs. Strakosh

1962		It's Only Money as Cecilia Albright
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		A Majority of One as Essie Rubin
1961		Weight for Me as Olive Oyl
1961		Operation Ice-Tickle as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1960		Spinach Greetings as Olive Oyl
1960		Seeing Double as Olive Oyl(voice)
1960		Barbecue for Two as Olive Oyl
1960		Planet Mouseola as Mouse
1960		Plumbers Pipe Dream as Olive Oyl
1960		Hits and Missiles as Olive Oyl
1960		Counter Attack as Mouse
1960		Popeye the Sailor as Olive Oyl (voice)
1960		Trouble Date as Cuddles
1960		Jeep Tale as Swee'pea
1960		Popeye and the Giant as Sea Hag (voice)
1960		Popeye's Service Station as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1960		Matinee Idol Popeye as Olive Oyl (Voice)

1959		Talking Horse Sense as Ethel (voice)
1959		Fit to Be Toyed as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
1959		Felineous Assault as Kitnip
1959		Owly to Bed as Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited)

1958		77 Sunset Strip
1958		Stork Raving Mad as Baby / Mother
1958		Naked City as Mrs. Annette Faber
1958		Hansel and Gretel as Voice

1957		Jumping with Toy as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
1957		Ice Scream as Billy (voice)
1957		From Mad to Worse as Cute Kitty
1957		Spooky Swabs as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1957		Hooky Spooky as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
1957		The Crystal Brawl as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1957		Cat In The Act as Murgatroyd
1957		Nearlyweds as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1957		Pest Pupil as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
1957		The Big Fun Carnival as Betty Boop

1956		A Haul in One as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		I Don't Scare as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Sir Irving and Jeames as Worthington (uncredited)
1956		Parlez Vous Woo as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Line of Screammage as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Assault and Flattery as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Penguin for Your Thoughts as Baby Penguin
1956		Out to Punch as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Swab the Duck as Ducklings
1956		Dutch Treat as Hans (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Popeye for President as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Hill-billing and Cooing as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1955		Kitty Cornered as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)
1955		A Job for a Gob as Olive Oyl (voice)
1955		Mousieur Herman as Herman's Cousin
1955		Mister and Mistletoe as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1955		Poop Goes the Weasel as Wishbone (voice) (uncredited)
1955		Gift of Gag as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1955		Beaus Will Be Beaus as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1955		A Bicep Built for Two as Cute Kitty
1955		Git Along Lil' Duckie as Baby Huey's Mom
1955		Penny Antics as Olive Oyl (voice)
1955		Cookin' with Gags 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		Bride and Gloom as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1954		Taxi-Turvy as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1954		Popeye's 20th Anniversary as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1954		Crazytown as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
1954		The Seapreme Court as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)
1954		Floor Flusher as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1953		Huey's Ducky Daddy as Baby Huey's Mom
1953		Firemen's Brawl as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Baby Wants a Battle as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Toreadorable as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Popeye's Mirthday as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Child Sockology as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Starting from Hatch as Baby Huey's Mom
1953		Frightday the 13th as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
1953		Ancient Fistory as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1952		Big Bad Sindbad as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1952		Clown on the Farm as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
1952		Law and Audrey as Little Audrey (voice)
1952		Swimmer Take All as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1952		Fun At The Fair as Cow
1952		Ghost of the Town as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
1952		Lunch with a Punch as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1952		The Deep Boo Sea as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)

1951		Scout Fellow as Baby Huey's Mom
1951		Let's Stalk Spinach as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1951		Party Smarty as Baby Huey's Mom
1951		Boo Scout as Billy (voice)
1951		To Boo or Not to Boo as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)
1951		Alpine for You as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1951		Miners Forty Niners as Gold Digger / Clementine
1951		Land of Lost Watches as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice)
1951		Thrill of Fair as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1951		Tweet Music as Little Eagle / Ostrich
1951		Vacation with Play as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1951		One Quack Mind as Baby Huey's Mom

1950		The Farmer and the Belle as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Quick on the Vigor as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Popeye Makes a Movie as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Jitterbug Jive as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Beach Peach as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Teacher's Pest as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)
1950		Gym Jam as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Quack-a Doodle-Doo as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Land of the Lost Jewels as Isabel

1949		Barking Dogs Don't Fite as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		Silly Hillbilly as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		Our Funny Finny Friends as Carmen Miranda Fish (voice)
1949		Tar with a Star as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		A Balmy Swami as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		Hot Air Aces as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		Lumberjack and Jill as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1949		A-Haunting We Will Go as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
1949		Popeye's Premiere as Olive Oyl (voice)

1948		Symphony in Spinach as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Hector's Hectic Life as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)
1948		Robin Hood-Winked as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Snow Place Like Home as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Spinach vs Hamburgers as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Pre-Hysterical Man as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Wigwam Whoopee as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1948		Flip Flap as Flip-Flap (voice)
1948		Olive Oyl for President as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1947		All's Fair at the Fair as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1947		Santa's Surprise as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
1947		Safari So Good as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1947		Wotta Knight as Olive Oyl (voice)
1947		Popeye and the Pirates as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1947		The Royal Four-Flusher as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1947		I'll Be Skiing Ya as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1947		Abusement Park as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1946		The Island Fling as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		The Fistic Mystic as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		Rodeo Romeo as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		Rocket to Mars as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		Peep in the Deep as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		Klondike Casanova as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1946		Service with a Guile as Olive Oyl (voice)
1946		House Tricks? as Olive Oyl (voice)

1945		The Friendly Ghost as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
1945		Mess Production as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1945		For Better or Nurse as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1945		Shape Ahoy as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
1945		Tops in the Big Top as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1944		Gabriel Churchkitten as Peter (voice)
1944		She-Sick Sailors as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1944		Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1944		Puppet Love as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1944		Spinach Packin' Popeye as Olive Oyl (voice)

1941

Mr. Bug Goes to Town as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)

1940

The Fulla Bluff Man as Cavewoman (voice)

1938		A Date to Skate as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		Mutiny Ain't Nice as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		Buzzy Boop at the Concert as Betty Boop (voice)
1938		Pudgy the Watchman as Betty Boop
1938		I Yam Love Sick as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		The House Builder-Upper as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		The Tears of an Onion as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
1938		Be Up to Date as Betty Boop
1938		Learn Polikeness as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1938		Riding the Rails as Betty Boop
1938		Let's Celebrake as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)

1937		Zula Hula as Betty Boop
1937		Fowl Play as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Foxy Hunter as Betty Boop
1937		Protek the Weakerist as Olive Oyl
1937		The New Deal Show as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Football Toucher Downer as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Service with a Smile as Betty Boop
1937		I Likes Babies and Infinks as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Candid Candidate as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1937		I Never Changes My Altitude as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Lost and Foundry as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Impractical Joker as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Morning, Noon and Night Club as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Twisker Pitcher as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Pudgy Picks a Fight
1937		Hospitaliky as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		My Artistical Temperature as Olive Oyl
1937		The Hot Air Salesman as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Organ Grinder's Swing as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		Bunny Mooning as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
1937		The Paneless Window Washer as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1937		House Cleaning Blues as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

1936		I'm in the Army Now as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Making Friends as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Christmas Comes But Once a Year as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		The Spinach Roadster as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Be Human as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Hold the Wire as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Grampy's Indoor Outing as Betty Boop / Junior (voice)
1936		Little Swee'pea as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Training Pigeons as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
1936		New Shoes as Girl's Shoes (voice)
1936		Never Kick a Woman as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Happy You and Merry Me as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Let's Get Movin' as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		You're Not Built That Way as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1936		I Wanna Be a Life Guard as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		More Pep as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
1936		The Cobweb Hotel as Flies (voice)
1936		Bridge Ahoy! as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		We Did It as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
1936		I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Betty Boop and Little Jimmy as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Brotherly Love as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		A Clean Shaven Man as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Betty Boop and the Little King as Betty Boop (voice)
1936		Little Nobody as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
1936		Somewhere in Dreamland as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
1936		Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1935		The Spinach Overture as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Adventures of Popeye as Olive Oyl (voice)
1935		King of the Mardi Gras as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Judge for a Day as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1935		You Gotta Be a Football Hero as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Betty Boop and Grampy as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1935		A Language All My Own as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Dancing on the Moon as Various (voice, uncredited)
1935		For Better or Worser as Olive Oyl
1935		A Little Soap and Water as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Choose Your 'Weppins' as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		No! No! A Thousand Times No!! as Betty Boop (voice)
1935		The Kids in the Shoe as Woman in the shoe
1935		The Hyp-Nut-Tist as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Swat the Fly as Betty Boop (voice)
1935		Pleased to Meet Cha! as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Stop That Noise as Betty Boop
1935		The Lost Chick as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Be Kind to 'Aminals' as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Taking the Blame as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Beware of Barnacle Bill as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1935		Baby Be Good as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

1934		We Aim to Please as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		When My Ship Comes In as Betty Boop (voice)
1934		The Dance Contest as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Keep in Style as Betty Boop
1934		The Two-Alarm Fire as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Betty Boop's Prize Show as Betty Boop
1934		A Dream Walking as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Betty Boop's Little Pal as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Axe Me Another as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		There's Something About a Soldier as Betty Boop (voice)
1934		Shiver Me Timbers! as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Strong to the Finich as Children (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Can You Take It as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Betty Boop's Trial as Betty Boop
1934		Shoein' Hosses as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Betty Boop's Rise to Fame as Betty Boop
1934		The Man on the Flying Trapeze as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1934		Ha! Ha! Ha! as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

1933		I Eats My Spinach as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
1933		I Heard as Betty Boop (voice)
1933		The Old Man of the Mountain as Betty Boop (singing voice)
1933		Snow-White as Betty Boop (voice)
1933		Popeye the Sailor as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1933		Mother Goose Land as Betty Boop
1933		Betty Boop's Big Boss as Betty Boop
1933		Betty Boop's Birthday Party as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
1933		Birds in the Spring as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
1933		Betty Boop's Penthouse
1933		Is My Palm Read as Betty Boop
1933		Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions as Betty Boop (voice)

1932		Time on My Hands as Betty Boop
1932		Betty Boop's Museum as Betty Boop
1932		Betty Boop for President as Betty Boop
1932		The Musical Doctor as Nurse Clef
1932		Romantic Melodies as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		Betty Boop's Ups and Downs as Betty Boop
1932		Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle as Betty Boop
1932		Just a Gigolo as Betty Boop
1932		Betty Boop, M.D. as Betty Boop
1932		Stopping the Show as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
1932		Rudy Vallee Melodies as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		The Betty Boop Limited as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		Admission Free as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning as Betty Boop
1932		Chess-Nuts as Betty Boop
1932		Just One More Chance as Betty Boop (voice)
1932		Crazy-Town as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)
1932		One Hour with You as Office Worker (uncredited)
1932		Minnie the Moocher as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1932		Wayward as Showgirl (uncredited)

1931		Kitty from Kansas City as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1931		Minding the Baby as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1931		Bimbo's Express as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1931		Bimbo's Initiation as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
1931		Silly Scandals as Betty Boop (voice)
1931		Mother Goose Melodies as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)

1930

A Battery of Songs