Mae Questel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1908
- Died
- January 4, 1998 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Betty boop "Is My Palm Read"
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Fleischer Cartoons – Greatest Hits, Volume 1
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice, archive audio) / Olive Oyl (voice, archive audio)
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voiice)
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
Movie · as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) (archive sound)
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2
Movie · as Betty Boop
Noveltoons: Original Classics
Movie · as Little Audrey
Casper The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection 1945-1963
Movie · as Additional Voices
Cartoon Alley
TV · 1 ep
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie · as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Movie · as Aunt Bethany
New York Stories
Movie · as Mother
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Movie · as Mae Questel
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Movie · as Self – Betty Boop (voice)
Hot Resort
Movie · as Mrs. Labowitz
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zelig
Movie · as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Move
Movie · as Mrs. Katz
Funny Girl
Movie · as Mrs. Strakosh
It's Only Money
Movie · as Cecilia Albright
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Majority of One
Movie · as Essie Rubin
Operation Ice-Tickle
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Weight for Me
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Planet Mouseola
Movie · as Mouse
Trouble Date
Movie · as Cuddles
Counter Attack
Movie · as Mouse
Popeye and the Giant
Movie · as Sea Hag (voice)
Barbecue for Two
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Popeye's Service Station
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach Greetings
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Matinee Idol Popeye
Movie · as Olive Oyl (Voice)
Hits and Missiles
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Jeep Tale
Movie · as Swee'pea
Plumbers Pipe Dream
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Seeing Double
Movie · as Olive Oyl(voice)
Super Duper Market
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Popeye the Sailor
TV · as Olive Oyl (voice) · 220 eps
Felineous Assault
Movie · as Kitnip
Talking Horse Sense
Movie · as Ethel (voice)
Fit to Be Toyed
Movie · as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Owly to Bed
Movie · as Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Stork Raving Mad
Movie · as Baby / Mother
Hansel and Gretel
Movie · as Voice
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Mrs. Annette Faber · 1 ep
Cat In The Act
Movie · as Murgatroyd
From Mad to Worse
Movie · as Cute Kitty
Ice Scream
Movie · as Billy (voice)
Jumping with Toy
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
Pest Pupil
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
The Big Fun Carnival
Movie · as Betty Boop
Nearlyweds
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spooky Swabs
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hooky Spooky
Movie · as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
The Crystal Brawl
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Don't Scare
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Haul in One
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Assault and Flattery
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Swab the Duck
Movie · as Ducklings
Hill-billing and Cooing
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Dutch Treat
Movie · as Hans (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Punch
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Parlez Vous Woo
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Penguin for Your Thoughts
Movie · as Baby Penguin
Line of Screammage
Movie · as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye for President
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Sir Irving and Jeames
Movie · as Worthington (uncredited)
Cookin' with Gags
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Bicep Built for Two
Movie · as Cute Kitty
Mousieur Herman
Movie · as Herman's Cousin
Beaus Will Be Beaus
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mister and Mistletoe
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Job for a Gob
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Penny Antics
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Git Along Lil' Duckie
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
Kitty Cornered
Movie · as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)
Poop Goes the Weasel
Movie · as Wishbone (voice) (uncredited)
Gift of Gag
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Floor Flusher
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Private Eye Popeye
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Seapreme Court
Movie · as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)
Taxi-Turvy
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Crazytown
Movie · as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
Fright to the Finish
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Firemen's Brawl
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Child Sockology
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Starting from Hatch
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
Huey's Ducky Daddy
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
Frightday the 13th
Movie · as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Wants a Battle
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Mirthday
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Toreadorable
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ancient Fistory
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boo-Peep
Movie
Of Mice and Magic
Movie · as Louise the Mouse (voice)
Fun At The Fair
Movie · as Cow
Big Bad Sindbad
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Swimmer Take All
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Lunch with a Punch
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Clown on the Farm
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
The Deep Boo Sea
Movie · as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)
Ghost of the Town
Movie · as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
Law and Audrey
Movie · as Little Audrey (voice)
Pig-a-Boo
Movie · as Junior Pig / Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine for You
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Tweet Music
Movie · as Little Eagle / Ostrich
Miners Forty Niners
Movie · as Gold Digger / Clementine
Land of Lost Watches
Movie · as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice)
Thrill of Fair
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Vacation with Play
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Stalk Spinach
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Scout Fellow
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
One Quack Mind
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
Party Smarty
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mom
To Boo or Not to Boo
Movie · as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)
Boo Scout
Movie · as Billy (voice)
The Farmer and the Belle
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Quick on the Vigor
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jitterbug Jive
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye Makes a Movie
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Beach Peach
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gym Jam
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Quack-a Doodle-Doo
Movie · as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
Movie · as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)
Land of the Lost Jewels
Movie · as Isabel
Casper's Spree Under the Sea
Movie · as Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited)
Barking Dogs Don't Fite
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Movie · as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
Silly Hillbilly
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Lumberjack and Jill
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Balmy Swami
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hot Air Aces
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Tar with a Star
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Premiere
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Our Funny Finny Friends
Movie · as Carmen Miranda Fish (voice)
Snow Foolin'
Movie · as Hen / Mama Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Olive Oyl for President
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wigwam Whoopee
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Place Like Home
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Flip Flap
Movie · as Flip-Flap (voice)
A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach vs Hamburgers
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hector's Hectic Life
Movie · as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)
Symphony in Spinach
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Robin Hood-Winked
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pre-Hysterical Man
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Land of the Lost
Movie · as Isabel (voice)
All's Fair at the Fair
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Santa's Surprise
Movie · as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
I'll Be Skiing Ya
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Abusement Park
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Royal Four-Flusher
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Pirates
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wotta Knight
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Safari So Good
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Bout with a Trout
Movie · as Teacher
House Tricks?
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
The Island Fling
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Peep in the Deep
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Service with a Guile
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Rocket to Mars
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
The Fistic Mystic
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Rodeo Romeo
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Klondike Casanova
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
For Better or Nurse
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Shape Ahoy
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mess Production
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Tops in the Big Top
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Friendly Ghost
Movie · as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach Packin' Popeye
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
Gabriel Churchkitten
Movie · as Peter (voice)
She-Sick Sailors
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Puppet Love
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Movie · as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
The Fulla Bluff Man
Movie · as Cavewoman (voice)
The Tears of an Onion
Movie · as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
I Yam Love Sick
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mutiny Ain't Nice
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy the Watchman
Movie · as Betty Boop
Riding the Rails
Movie · as Betty Boop
Learn Polikeness
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Celebrake
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
Be Up to Date
Movie · as Betty Boop
The House Builder-Upper
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Date to Skate
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Buzzy Boop at the Concert
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
House Cleaning Blues
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Impractical Joker
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Candid Candidate
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Paneless Window Washer
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy Picks a Fight
Movie
Organ Grinder's Swing
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Foxy Hunter
Movie · as Betty Boop
Service with a Smile
Movie · as Betty Boop
My Artistical Temperature
Movie · as Olive Oyl
The Twisker Pitcher
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hospitaliky
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The New Deal Show
Movie · as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Likes Babies and Infinks
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
I Never Changes My Altitude
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Fowl Play
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Football Toucher Downer
Movie · as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Zula Hula
Movie · as Betty Boop
Protek the Weakerist
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Bunny Mooning
Movie · as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Lost and Foundry
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Morning, Noon and Night Club
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Hot Air Salesman
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Cobweb Hotel
Movie · as Flies (voice)
Training Pigeons
Movie · as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Be Human
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
You're Not Built That Way
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Ahoy!
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Brotherly Love
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Clean Shaven Man
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Get Movin'
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Never Kick a Woman
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Swee'pea
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Hold the Wire
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I'm in the Army Now
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Roadster
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
More Pep
Movie · as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop and the Little King
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Movie · as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
New Shoes
Movie · as Girl's Shoes (voice)
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
Movie · as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)
Somewhere in Dreamland
Movie · as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
Grampy's Indoor Outing
Movie · as Betty Boop / Junior (voice)
Making Friends
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Happy You and Merry Me
Movie · as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
We Did It
Movie · as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
The Lost Chick
Movie · as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
Taking the Blame
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Kids in the Shoe
Movie · as Woman in the shoe
Swat the Fly
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
For Better or Worser
Movie · as Olive Oyl
Choose Your 'Weppins'
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Be Kind to 'Aminals'
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Beware of Barnacle Bill
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pleased to Meet Cha!
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Adventures of Popeye
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice)
The Spinach Overture
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
King of the Mardi Gras
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Stop That Noise
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop and Grampy
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Be Good
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing on the Moon
Movie · as Various (voice, uncredited)
The Hyp-Nut-Tist
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Little Soap and Water
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nobody
Movie · as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
A Language All My Own
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Judge for a Day
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Making Stars
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Movie · as Betty Boop
The Two-Alarm Fire
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Dance Contest
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
We Aim to Please
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Trial
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Little Pal
Movie · as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Prize Show
Movie · as Betty Boop
Shiver Me Timbers!
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Can You Take It
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Keep in Style
Movie · as Betty Boop
A Dream Walking
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Axe Me Another
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
When My Ship Comes In
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Shoein' Hosses
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
Movie · as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Strong to the Finich
Movie · as Children (voice) (uncredited)
Little Dutch Mill
Movie · as Hansel / Gretel
Snow-White
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Mother Goose Land
Movie · as Betty Boop
The Old Man of the Mountain
Movie · as Betty Boop (singing voice)
Popeye the Sailor
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Is My Palm Read
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Birthday Party
Movie · as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Big Boss
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Penthouse
Movie
I Heard
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
I Eats My Spinach
Movie · as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Birds in the Spring
Movie · as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
One Hour with You
Movie · as Office Worker (uncredited)
Time on My Hands
Movie · as Betty Boop
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Rudy Vallee Melodies
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Romantic Melodies
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Museum
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
Movie · as Betty Boop
Chess-Nuts
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Ups and Downs
Movie · as Betty Boop
Crazy-Town
Movie · as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)
Stopping the Show
Movie · as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop, M.D.
Movie · as Betty Boop
Betty Boop for President
Movie · as Betty Boop
Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
Movie · as Betty Boop
Minnie the Moocher
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Betty Boop Limited
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Wayward
Movie · as Showgirl (uncredited)
Just One More Chance
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Just a Gigolo
Movie · as Betty Boop
The Musical Doctor
Movie · as Nurse Clef
Admission Free
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Silly Scandals
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
Bimbo's Initiation
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Bimbo's Express
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Minding the Baby
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Kitty from Kansas City
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Melodies
Movie · as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)
A Battery of Songs
Movie