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)
It's Only Money
1962
as Cecilia Albright
House Cleaning Blues
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Majority of One
1961
as Essie Rubin
Hot Resort
1985
as Mrs. Labowitz
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
Move
1970
as Mrs. Katz
Popeye and the Giant
1960
as Sea Hag (voice)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Mae Questel
Betty Boop for President
1932
as Betty Boop
Stork Raving Mad
1958
as Baby / Mother
Private Eye Popeye
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Island Fling
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Frightday the 13th
1953
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
I'm in the Army Now
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Barbecue for Two
1960
as Olive Oyl
Out to Punch
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
You're Not Built That Way
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Abusement Park
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941
as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1934
as Betty Boop (voice)
House Tricks?
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Betty Boop, M.D.
1932
as Betty Boop
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944
as Peter (voice)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Land
1933
as Betty Boop
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
1936
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nobody
1935
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Plumbers Pipe Dream
1960
as Olive Oyl
Crazytown
1954
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
Popeye's Service Station
1960
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Shiver Me Timbers!
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024
as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) (archive sound)
Popeye the Sailor
1933
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Fit to Be Toyed
1959
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Little Swee'pea
1936
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Place Like Home
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Overture
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Impractical Joker
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Jitterbug Jive
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
2025
as Olive Oyl (voiice)
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Snow-White
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Jumping with Toy
1957
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
Swab the Duck
1956
as Ducklings
Betty Boop and Grampy
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Melodies
1931
as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)
The Hot Air Salesman
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Hold the Wire
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ancient Fistory
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Training Pigeons
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
as Betty Boop (singing voice)
Stop That Noise
1935
as Betty Boop
Casper The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection 1945-1963
2011
as Additional Voices
The Friendly Ghost
1945
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
A Clean Shaven Man
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Assault and Flattery
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ice Scream
1957
as Billy (voice)
Service with a Guile
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Hill-billing and Cooing
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Fowl Play
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
All's Fair at the Fair
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Penguin for Your Thoughts
1956
as Baby Penguin
Somewhere in Dreamland
1936
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
Party Smarty
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
Popeye's Mirthday
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wotta Knight
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice)
A Dream Walking
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wigwam Whoopee
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy the Watchman
1938
as Betty Boop
The Big Fun Carnival
1957
as Betty Boop
Mousieur Herman
1955
as Herman's Cousin
The Crystal Brawl
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Tears of an Onion
1938
as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Clown on the Farm
1952
as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
Floor Flusher
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Premiere
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Judge for a Day
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Talking Horse Sense
1959
as Ethel (voice)
Adventures of Popeye
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Barking Dogs Don't Fite
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Learn Polikeness
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Silly Hillbilly
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Is My Palm Read
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
The Cobweb Hotel
1936
as Flies (voice)
Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Brotherly Love
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
She-Sick Sailors
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Axe Me Another
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Nearlyweds
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye for President
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach vs Hamburgers
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
We Did It
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
Mess Production
1945
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Never Kick a Woman
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Kitty from Kansas City
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Football Toucher Downer
1937
as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Flip Flap
1948
as Flip-Flap (voice)
Santa's Surprise
1947
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
Starting from Hatch
1953
as Baby Huey's Mom
Ghost of the Town
1952
as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
The Betty Boop Limited
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Puppet Love
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Klondike Casanova
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Date to Skate
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Pirates
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Be Up to Date
1938
as Betty Boop
Jeep Tale
1960
as Swee'pea
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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