Mae Questel
Known for Acting · 319 credits
- Born
- 1908-09-13
- Died
- 1998-01-04
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mae Kwestel · Mae Questal · Mae Questelle
Biography
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (314)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Betty Boop (voice)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Aunt Bethany
Funny Girl
1968
as Mrs. Strakosh
Zelig
1983
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
New York Stories
1989
as Mother
One Hour with You
1932
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Only Money
1962
as Cecilia Albright
House Cleaning Blues
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Hot Resort
1985
as Mrs. Labowitz
Move
1970
as Mrs. Katz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Mae Questel
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
Betty Boop for President
1932
as Betty Boop
I'm in the Army Now
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Chess-Nuts
1932
as Betty Boop
Private Eye Popeye
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Majority of One
1961
as Essie Rubin
House Tricks?
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941
as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Date to Skate
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Stork Raving Mad
1958
as Baby / Mother
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944
as Peter (voice)
Never Kick a Woman
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Punch
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
1934
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Giant
1960
as Sea Hag (voice)
You're Not Built That Way
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Abusement Park
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
1936
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
Fit to Be Toyed
1959
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
Snow Place Like Home
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Santa's Surprise
1947
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
Frightday the 13th
1953
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
The Tears of an Onion
1938
as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1934
as Betty Boop (voice)
Jeep Tale
1960
as Swee'pea
Be Up to Date
1938
as Betty Boop
Snow-White
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
The Island Fling
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Popeye the Sailor
1933
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
A Clean Shaven Man
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ancient Fistory
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Lost Chick
1935
as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
The Impractical Joker
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Land
1933
as Betty Boop
Jumping with Toy
1957
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
Crazytown
1954
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024
as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) (archive sound)
Barbecue for Two
1960
as Olive Oyl
Pudgy the Watchman
1938
as Betty Boop
Symphony in Spinach
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye for President
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jitterbug Jive
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
All's Fair at the Fair
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Hot Air Salesman
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop, M.D.
1932
as Betty Boop
Let's Get Movin'
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ice Scream
1957
as Billy (voice)
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Friendly Ghost
1945
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
Somewhere in Dreamland
1936
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
A Dream Walking
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nobody
1935
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Overture
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Roadster
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Assault and Flattery
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wigwam Whoopee
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Premiere
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice)
I Heard
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Hold the Wire
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Penguin for Your Thoughts
1956
as Baby Penguin
Shiver Me Timbers!
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
as Betty Boop (singing voice)
Mousieur Herman
1955
as Herman's Cousin
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Training Pigeons
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Cat In The Act
1957
as Murgatroyd
Floor Flusher
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
We Aim to Please
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Seeing Double
1960
as Olive Oyl(voice)
Popeye's Mirthday
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Stop That Noise
1935
as Betty Boop
Mess Production
1945
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pest Pupil
1957
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
Service with a Smile
1937
as Betty Boop
Service with a Guile
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
as Betty Boop
Swab the Duck
1956
as Ducklings
Fowl Play
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mutiny Ain't Nice
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Casper's Spree Under the Sea
1950
as Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited)
Talking Horse Sense
1959
as Ethel (voice)
Hill-billing and Cooing
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Judge for a Day
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Git Along Lil' Duckie
1955
as Baby Huey's Mom
Popeye and the Pirates
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Bicep Built for Two
1955
as Cute Kitty
A Haul in One
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Crystal Brawl
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Service Station
1960
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Strong to the Finich
1934
as Children (voice) (uncredited)
Big Bad Sindbad
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Starting from Hatch
1953
as Baby Huey's Mom
She-Sick Sailors
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Cookin' with Gags
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Birds in the Spring
1933
as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
1935
as Betty Boop (voice)
New Shoes
1936
as Girl's Shoes (voice)
Hot Air Aces
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
We Did It
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
2025
as Olive Oyl (voiice)
Adventures of Popeye
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice)
About Mae Questel
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. With 319 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Mae Questel has appeared in 314 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mae Questel Movies
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — as Betty Boop (voice)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — as Aunt Bethany
- Funny Girl (1968) — as Mrs. Strakosh
- Zelig (1983) — as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
- New York Stories (1989) — as Mother
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