Mae Questel
Birthday
1908/09/13
Day of death
1998/01/04 (89 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Mae Kwestel, Mae Questal, Mae Questelle
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Acting
(1988) Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1955) Cookin' with Gags
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) The Farmer and the Belle
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Alpine for You
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Olive Oyl for President
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Firemen's Brawl
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Wigwam Whoopee
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) A Bicep Built for Two
as Cute Kitty
(1955) Mousieur Herman
as Herman's Cousin
(1957) Cat In The Act
as Murgatroyd
(1959) Felineous Assault
as Kitnip
(1957) From Mad to Worse
as Cute Kitty
(1989) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Aunt Bethany
(1952) Fun At The Fair
as Cow
(1960) Planet Mouseola
as Mouse
(1960) Trouble Date
as Cuddles
(1959) Talking Horse Sense
as Ethel (voice)
(1951) Miners Forty Niners
as Gold Digger / Clementine
(1951) Tweet Music
as Little Eagle / Ostrich
(1951) Land of Lost Watches
as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice)
(1958) Stork Raving Mad
as Baby / Mother
(1960) Counter Attack
as Mouse
(1936) The Cobweb Hotel
as Flies (voice)
(1952) Big Bad Sindbad
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Child Sockology
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) Beaus Will Be Beaus
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1952) Swimmer Take All
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Quick on the Vigor
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Let's Stalk Spinach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Vacation with Play
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Thrill of Fair
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Snow Place Like Home
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Jitterbug Jive
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Gym Jam
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Beach Peach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Popeye Makes a Movie
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Barking Dogs Don't Fite
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1952) Lunch with a Punch
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1962) It's Only Money
as Cecilia Albright
(1957) Ice Scream
as Billy (voice)
(1960) Popeye and the Giant
as Sea Hag (voice)
(1932) One Hour with You
as Office Worker (uncredited)
(1935) The Lost Chick
as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
(1968) Funny Girl
as Mrs. Strakosh
(1937) House Cleaning Blues
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) The Impractical Joker
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1945) Mess Production
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1945) Shape Ahoy
as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
(1945) For Better or Nurse
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1960) Barbecue for Two
as Olive Oyl
(1989) New York Stories
as Mother
(1935) Taking the Blame
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) The Candid Candidate
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1958) Hansel and Gretel
as Voice
(1936) Training Pigeons
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) Mister and Mistletoe
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1945) Tops in the Big Top
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Quack-a Doodle-Doo
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) Spinach Packin' Popeye
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1956) I Don't Scare
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1945) The Friendly Ghost
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Snow-White
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1932) Time on My Hands
as Betty Boop
(1935) The Kids in the Shoe
as Woman in the shoe
(1936) Be Human
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1932) Rudy Vallee Melodies
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1931) Silly Scandals
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1932) Romantic Melodies
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1932) Betty Boop's Museum
as Betty Boop
(1933) Mother Goose Land
as Betty Boop
(1961) A Majority of One
as Essie Rubin
(1931) Bimbo's Initiation
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Flip Flap
as Flip-Flap (voice)
(1949) A-Haunting We Will Go
as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) A Haul in One
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Assault and Flattery
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1937) The Paneless Window Washer
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1954) Floor Flusher
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) You're Not Built That Way
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Pudgy Picks a Fight
as ---
(1995) Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
(1933) The Old Man of the Mountain
as Betty Boop (singing voice)
(1938) The Tears of an Onion
as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
(1988) Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self
(1932) Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
as Betty Boop
(1934) Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
as Betty Boop
(1932) Chess-Nuts
as Betty Boop
(1955) A Job for a Gob
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1935) Swat the Fly
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1955) Penny Antics
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1952) Clown on the Farm
as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
(1988) Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Mae Questel
(1935) No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1933) Popeye the Sailor
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Huey's Ducky Daddy
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1951) Scout Fellow
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1955) Git Along Lil' Duckie
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1953) Starting from Hatch
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1951) One Quack Mind
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1951) Party Smarty
as Baby Huey's Mom
(1954) Private Eye Popeye
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1960) Popeye's Service Station
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) To Boo or Not to Boo
as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Frightday the 13th
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
(1952) The Deep Boo Sea
as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)
(1952) Ghost of the Town
as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
(1938) I Yam Love Sick
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Is My Palm Read
as Betty Boop
(1935) For Better or Worser
as Olive Oyl
(1936) Brotherly Love
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) A Clean Shaven Man
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Bridge Ahoy!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Betty Boop's Birthday Party
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Choose Your 'Weppins'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) I Wanna Be a Life Guard
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1954) The Seapreme Court
as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Let's Get Movin'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Betty Boop's Ups and Downs
as Betty Boop
(1932) Crazy-Town
as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) Kitty Cornered
as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) Gabriel Churchkitten
as Peter (voice)
(1957) Jumping with Toy
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
(1957) Pest Pupil
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
(1934) The Two-Alarm Fire
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Stopping the Show
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Never Kick a Woman
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1931) Bimbo's Express
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Betty Boop, M.D.
as Betty Boop
(1936) Little Swee'pea
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Hold the Wire
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Betty Boop's Big Boss
as Betty Boop
(1932) Betty Boop for President
as Betty Boop
(1932) Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
as Betty Boop
(1936) I'm in the Army Now
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) The Spinach Roadster
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Silly Hillbilly
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Baby Wants a Battle
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)
(1933) Betty Boop's Penthouse
as ---
(1937) Organ Grinder's Swing
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) More Pep
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) The Dance Contest
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) We Aim to Please
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Be Kind to 'Aminals'
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Beware of Barnacle Bill
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Betty Boop and the Little King
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1983) Zelig
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Pleased to Meet Cha!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Swab the Duck
as Ducklings
(1935) You Gotta Be a Football Hero
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) Poop Goes the Weasel
as Wishbone (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Popeye's Mirthday
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1954) Taxi-Turvy
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1954) Popeye's 20th Anniversary
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) Toreadorable
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Hector's Hectic Life
as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)
(1961) Operation Ice-Tickle
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Minnie the Moocher
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Betty Boop's Trial
as Betty Boop
(1957) The Big Fun Carnival
as Betty Boop
(1936) Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) King of the Mardi Gras
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) The Spinach Overture
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Adventures of Popeye
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1937) The Foxy Hunter
as Betty Boop
(1937) Service with a Smile
as Betty Boop
(1930) A Battery of Songs
as ---
(1937) My Artistical Temperature
as Olive Oyl
(1934) Betty Boop's Little Pal
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) The Twisker Pitcher
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Betty Boop's Prize Show
as Betty Boop
(1937) Hospitaliky
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Mutiny Ain't Nice
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1957) Nearlyweds
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1957) Spooky Swabs
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Hill-billing and Cooing
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1950) Teacher's Pest
as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)
(1938) Pudgy the Watchman
as Betty Boop
(1935) Stop That Noise
as Betty Boop
(1937) The New Deal Show
as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Shiver Me Timbers!
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Can You Take It
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) The Betty Boop Limited
as Betty Boop (voice)
(2024) Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice)
(1953) Ancient Fistory
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Riding the Rails
as Betty Boop
(1937) Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) I Likes Babies and Infinks
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Dutch Treat
as Hans (voice) (uncredited)
(1952) Law and Audrey
as Little Audrey (voice)
(1932) Wayward
as Showgirl (uncredited)
(1937) I Never Changes My Altitude
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Learn Polikeness
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) I Heard
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1934) Keep in Style
as Betty Boop
(1938) Let's Celebrake
as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Fowl Play
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Betty Boop and Grampy
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) I Eats My Spinach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) A Dream Walking
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Axe Me Another
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Be Up to Date
as Betty Boop
(1937) The Football Toucher Downer
as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Zula Hula
as Betty Boop
(1934) Ha! Ha! Ha!
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Protek the Weakerist
as Olive Oyl
(1934) When My Ship Comes In
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1954) Crazytown
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
(1932) Just One More Chance
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1954) Fright to the Finish
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) All's Fair at the Fair
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Shoein' Hosses
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) The Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) There's Something About a Soldier
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1954) Bride and Gloom
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) She-Sick Sailors
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Out to Punch
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Parlez Vous Woo
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) Just a Gigolo
as Betty Boop
(1936) I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1931) Minding the Baby
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1985) Hot Resort
as Mrs. Labowitz
(1936) Christmas Comes But Once a Year
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1936) New Shoes
as Girl's Shoes (voice)
(1957) Hooky Spooky
as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) Puppet Love
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Penguin for Your Thoughts
as Baby Penguin
(1951) Boo Scout
as Billy (voice)
(1931) Kitty from Kansas City
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Baby Be Good
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) The House Builder-Upper
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) A Date to Skate
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) Santa's Surprise
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
(1955) Gift of Gag
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1946) House Tricks?
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1970) Move
as Mrs. Katz
(1931) Mother Goose Melodies
as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)
(1938) Buzzy Boop at the Concert
as Betty Boop (voice)
(1937) Bunny Mooning
as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) The Musical Doctor
as Nurse Clef
(1956) Line of Screammage
as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Dancing on the Moon
as Various (voice, uncredited)
(1950) Land of the Lost Jewels
as Isabel
(1956) Popeye for President
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) Birds in the Spring
as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
(1957) The Crystal Brawl
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) The Hyp-Nut-Tist
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1959) Fit to Be Toyed
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) I'll Be Skiing Ya
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Symphony in Spinach
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) A Balmy Swami
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Robin Hood-Winked
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Lumberjack and Jill
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Hot Air Aces
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Tar with a Star
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Pre-Hysterical Man
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) Strong to the Finich
as Children (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Lost and Foundry
as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) Morning, Noon and Night Club
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Somewhere in Dreamland
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
(1947) Abusement Park
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) The Royal Four-Flusher
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1946) Peep in the Deep
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1946) The Island Fling
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1947) Popeye and the Pirates
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1946) The Fistic Mystic
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1947) Safari So Good
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) Wotta Knight
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1946) Rocket to Mars
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1946) Rodeo Romeo
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1946) Service with a Guile
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1946) Klondike Casanova
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) A Little Soap and Water
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1949) Popeye's Premiere
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1936) Grampy's Indoor Outing
as Betty Boop / Junior (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Making Friends
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) Happy You and Merry Me
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
(1960) Spinach Greetings
as Olive Oyl
(1940) The Fulla Bluff Man
as Cavewoman (voice)
(1960) Matinee Idol Popeye
as Olive Oyl (Voice)
(1961) Weight for Me
as Olive Oyl
(1936) Little Nobody
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
(1937) The Hot Air Salesman
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1960) Hits and Missiles
as Olive Oyl
(1960) Jeep Tale
as Swee'pea
(1960) Plumbers Pipe Dream
as Olive Oyl
(1935) A Language All My Own
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Judge for a Day
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
(1936) We Did It
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
(1960) Seeing Double
as Olive Oyl(voice)
(1959) Owly to Bed
as Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited)
(1956) Sir Irving and Jeames
as Worthington (uncredited)
(1941) Mr. Bug Goes to Town
as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1958) Naked City
as Mrs. Annette Faber
(2004) Cartoon Alley
as ---
(1960) Popeye the Sailor
as Olive Oyl (voice)
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self