Mae Questel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
2025
as Olive Oyl (voiice)
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024
as Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) (archive sound)
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3
2014
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4
2014
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1
2013
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2
2013
as Betty Boop
Noveltoons: Original Classics
2012
as Little Audrey
Casper The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection 1945-1963
2011
as Additional Voices
Cartoon Alley
2004
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Aunt Bethany
New York Stories
1989
as Mother
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Betty Boop (voice)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Mae Questel
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self – Betty Boop (voice)
Hot Resort
1985
as Mrs. Labowitz
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zelig
1983
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Move
1970
as Mrs. Katz
Funny Girl
1968
as Mrs. Strakosh
It's Only Money
1962
as Cecilia Albright
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
A Majority of One
1961
as Essie Rubin
Operation Ice-Tickle
1961
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Weight for Me
1961
as Olive Oyl
Planet Mouseola
1960
as Mouse
Trouble Date
1960
as Cuddles
Counter Attack
1960
as Mouse
Popeye and the Giant
1960
as Sea Hag (voice)
Barbecue for Two
1960
as Olive Oyl
Popeye's Service Station
1960
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach Greetings
1960
as Olive Oyl
Matinee Idol Popeye
1960
as Olive Oyl (Voice)
Hits and Missiles
1960
as Olive Oyl
Jeep Tale
1960
as Swee'pea
Plumbers Pipe Dream
1960
as Olive Oyl
Seeing Double
1960
as Olive Oyl(voice)
Popeye the Sailor
1960
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Felineous Assault
1959
as Kitnip
Talking Horse Sense
1959
as Ethel (voice)
Fit to Be Toyed
1959
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Owly to Bed
1959
as Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Stork Raving Mad
1958
as Baby / Mother
Hansel and Gretel
1958
as Voice
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Naked City
1958
as Mrs. Annette Faber
Cat In The Act
1957
as Murgatroyd
From Mad to Worse
1957
as Cute Kitty
Ice Scream
1957
as Billy (voice)
Jumping with Toy
1957
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
Pest Pupil
1957
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
The Big Fun Carnival
1957
as Betty Boop
Nearlyweds
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Spooky Swabs
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hooky Spooky
1957
as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
The Crystal Brawl
1957
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Don't Scare
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Haul in One
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Assault and Flattery
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Swab the Duck
1956
as Ducklings
Hill-billing and Cooing
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Dutch Treat
1956
as Hans (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Punch
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Parlez Vous Woo
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Penguin for Your Thoughts
1956
as Baby Penguin
Line of Screammage
1956
as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye for President
1956
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Sir Irving and Jeames
1956
as Worthington (uncredited)
Cookin' with Gags
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Bicep Built for Two
1955
as Cute Kitty
Mousieur Herman
1955
as Herman's Cousin
Beaus Will Be Beaus
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mister and Mistletoe
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Job for a Gob
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Penny Antics
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Git Along Lil' Duckie
1955
as Baby Huey's Mom
Kitty Cornered
1955
as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)
Poop Goes the Weasel
1955
as Wishbone (voice) (uncredited)
Gift of Gag
1955
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Floor Flusher
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Private Eye Popeye
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Seapreme Court
1954
as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)
Taxi-Turvy
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Crazytown
1954
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
Fright to the Finish
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
1954
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Firemen's Brawl
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Child Sockology
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Huey's Ducky Daddy
1953
as Baby Huey's Mom
Starting from Hatch
1953
as Baby Huey's Mom
Frightday the 13th
1953
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Wants a Battle
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Mirthday
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Toreadorable
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ancient Fistory
1953
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boo-Peep
1953
Of Mice and Magic
1953
as Louise the Mouse (voice)
Fun At The Fair
1952
as Cow
Big Bad Sindbad
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Swimmer Take All
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Lunch with a Punch
1952
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Clown on the Farm
1952
as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
The Deep Boo Sea
1952
as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)
Ghost of the Town
1952
as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
Law and Audrey
1952
as Little Audrey (voice)
Pig-a-Boo
1952
as Junior Pig / Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine for You
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Miners Forty Niners
1951
as Gold Digger / Clementine
Tweet Music
1951
as Little Eagle / Ostrich
Land of Lost Watches
1951
as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice)
Let's Stalk Spinach
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Vacation with Play
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Thrill of Fair
1951
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Scout Fellow
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
One Quack Mind
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
Party Smarty
1951
as Baby Huey's Mom
To Boo or Not to Boo
1951
as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)
Boo Scout
1951
as Billy (voice)
The Farmer and the Belle
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Quick on the Vigor
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jitterbug Jive
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gym Jam
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Beach Peach
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye Makes a Movie
1950
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Quack-a Doodle-Doo
1950
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
1950
as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)
Land of the Lost Jewels
1950
as Isabel
Casper's Spree Under the Sea
1950
as Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited)
Casper the Friendly Ghost
1950
as Lou / Ladies at door (voice)
Barking Dogs Don't Fite
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1949
as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
Silly Hillbilly
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Balmy Swami
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Lumberjack and Jill
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hot Air Aces
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Tar with a Star
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Premiere
1949
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Our Funny Finny Friends
1949
as Carmen Miranda Fish (voice)
Snow Foolin'
1949
as Hen / Mama Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Olive Oyl for President
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wigwam Whoopee
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Place Like Home
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Flip Flap
1948
as Flip-Flap (voice)
Spinach vs Hamburgers
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hector's Hectic Life
1948
as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)
Symphony in Spinach
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Robin Hood-Winked
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pre-Hysterical Man
1948
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
All's Fair at the Fair
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Santa's Surprise
1947
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
I'll Be Skiing Ya
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Abusement Park
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Royal Four-Flusher
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Pirates
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Safari So Good
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Wotta Knight
1947
as Olive Oyl (voice)
House Tricks?
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Peep in the Deep
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
The Island Fling
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
The Fistic Mystic
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Rocket to Mars
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Rodeo Romeo
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Service with a Guile
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Klondike Casanova
1946
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mess Production
1945
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Shape Ahoy
1945
as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
For Better or Nurse
1945
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Tops in the Big Top
1945
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Friendly Ghost
1945
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach Packin' Popeye
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944
as Peter (voice)
She-Sick Sailors
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Puppet Love
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
1944
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941
as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
The Fulla Bluff Man
1940
as Cavewoman (voice)
The Tears of an Onion
1938
as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)
I Yam Love Sick
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Mutiny Ain't Nice
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy the Watchman
1938
as Betty Boop
Riding the Rails
1938
as Betty Boop
Learn Polikeness
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Celebrake
1938
as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
Be Up to Date
1938
as Betty Boop
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The House Builder-Upper
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Date to Skate
1938
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Buzzy Boop at the Concert
1938
as Betty Boop (voice)
House Cleaning Blues
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Impractical Joker
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Candid Candidate
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Paneless Window Washer
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy Picks a Fight
1937
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Foxy Hunter
1937
as Betty Boop
Service with a Smile
1937
as Betty Boop
My Artistical Temperature
1937
as Olive Oyl
The Twisker Pitcher
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Hospitaliky
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The New Deal Show
1937
as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Likes Babies and Infinks
1937
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
I Never Changes My Altitude
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Fowl Play
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Football Toucher Downer
1937
as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Zula Hula
1937
as Betty Boop
Protek the Weakerist
1937
as Olive Oyl
Bunny Mooning
1937
as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Lost and Foundry
1937
as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Morning, Noon and Night Club
1937
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Hot Air Salesman
1937
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Cobweb Hotel
1936
as Flies (voice)
Training Pigeons
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Be Human
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
You're Not Built That Way
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Brotherly Love
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Clean Shaven Man
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Ahoy!
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Get Movin'
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Never Kick a Woman
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Swee'pea
1936
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
Hold the Wire
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I'm in the Army Now
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Roadster
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
More Pep
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop and the Little King
1936
as Betty Boop (voice)
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
1936
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
1936
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
New Shoes
1936
as Girl's Shoes (voice)
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
1936
as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)
Somewhere in Dreamland
1936
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
Grampy's Indoor Outing
1936
as Betty Boop / Junior (voice)
Making Friends
1936
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Happy You and Merry Me
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
We Did It
1936
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
The Lost Chick
1935
as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
Taking the Blame
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Kids in the Shoe
1935
as Woman in the shoe
Swat the Fly
1935
as Betty Boop (voice)
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
1935
as Betty Boop (voice)
For Better or Worser
1935
as Olive Oyl
Choose Your 'Weppins'
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Be Kind to 'Aminals'
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Beware of Barnacle Bill
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pleased to Meet Cha!
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
King of the Mardi Gras
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Overture
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Adventures of Popeye
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice)
Stop That Noise
1935
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop and Grampy
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Be Good
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing on the Moon
1935
as Various (voice, uncredited)
The Hyp-Nut-Tist
1935
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
A Little Soap and Water
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nobody
1935
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
A Language All My Own
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Judge for a Day
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Making Stars
1935
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American
1935
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
as Betty Boop
The Two-Alarm Fire
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Dance Contest
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
We Aim to Please
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Trial
1934
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Little Pal
1934
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Prize Show
1934
as Betty Boop
Shiver Me Timbers!
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Can You Take It
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Keep in Style
1934
as Betty Boop
A Dream Walking
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Axe Me Another
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Ha! Ha! Ha!
1934
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
When My Ship Comes In
1934
as Betty Boop (voice)
Shoein' Hosses
1934
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
1934
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1934
as Betty Boop (voice)
Strong to the Finich
1934
as Children (voice) (uncredited)
Snow-White
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Mother Goose Land
1933
as Betty Boop
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
as Betty Boop (singing voice)
Popeye the Sailor
1933
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Is My Palm Read
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Birthday Party
1933
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Big Boss
1933
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Penthouse
1933
I Heard
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
I Eats My Spinach
1933
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
1933
as Betty Boop (voice)
Birds in the Spring
1933
as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
One Hour with You
1932
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Time on My Hands
1932
as Betty Boop
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Rudy Vallee Melodies
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Romantic Melodies
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Betty Boop's Museum
1932
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
1932
as Betty Boop
Chess-Nuts
1932
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop's Ups and Downs
1932
as Betty Boop
Crazy-Town
1932
as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)
Stopping the Show
1932
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop, M.D.
1932
as Betty Boop
Betty Boop for President
1932
as Betty Boop
Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
1932
as Betty Boop
Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
The Betty Boop Limited
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Wayward
1932
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Just One More Chance
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Just a Gigolo
1932
as Betty Boop
The Musical Doctor
1932
as Nurse Clef
Admission Free
1932
as Betty Boop (voice)
Silly Scandals
1931
as Betty Boop (voice)
Bimbo's Initiation
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Bimbo's Express
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Minding the Baby
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Kitty from Kansas City
1931
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Melodies
1931
as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)
A Battery of Songs
1930