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Mae Questel (/ ˈ m eɪ ˌ k w ɛ ˈ s t ɛ l /; born Mae Kwestel; September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931), Olive Oyl (from 1933) and numerous others.
Mae Questel. Actress: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Her Orthodox Jewish family was totally averse to her having an entertainment career. Her parents and grandparents forced her to leave the Theatre Guild school (New York) while still a teenager and had their wills drawn up accordingly so as to discourage this career choice.
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Mae Questel is a voice actor known for voicing Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, and Popeye. Take a visual walk through their career and see 63 images of the characters they've voiced and listen to 1 clip that showcases their performance.
Jan 8, 1998 · Mae Questel, a rubber-voiced veteran of stage, screen and vaudeville who played Woody Allen's mother in ''New York Stories'' and was the cartoon voice of Betty...
Oct 5, 2014 · Mae Questel, vaudeville, Broadway and TV star, talks about her many years of dubbing such cartoons as "Betty Boop," "Olive Oyl" and even "Popeye" himself, in this rare 1978 TV interview,...
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Mae Questel was a versatile voice actress who created Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, and Swee'pea for cartoons. She also appeared in some films, such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and had a withered arm.
Mar 1, 1998 · Following her recent death, Andrew Lederer discusses the legendary Mae Questel, the voice of Betty Boop. In February 1995, animation historian Jerry Beck curated a Museum of Modern Art tribute to the cartoons of Paramount's Famous Studios.
