Mae Questel
Acting
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.
Born: September 13, 1908
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Child Sockology
Olive invites the boys over for dinner. They play briefly with Swee'pea, but when the inevitable fight starts, they ignore him and he wanders off to a construction site. The boys alternate between fighting each other and rescuing the tot, with Bluto concentrating on fighting and Popeye on saving.
Snow Place Like Home
Popeye and Olive are relaxing in the water off Miami when a hurricane hits. It carries them to the North Pole. Fortunately, a penguin comes by advertising Pierre's Trading Post; unfortunately, Pierre has eyes for Olive.
Barking Dogs Don't Fite
Olive asks Popeye to walk her dainty new poodle Reggie, to his intense embarrassment. Bluto comes by with his bulldog, Killer, who tries to kill Reggie. The resourceful little pooch avoids Killer for a while, but is eventually caught, and when Popeye tries to help, Bluto takes him out of commission as well, until they both eat their spinach just before Bluto is ready to run them both over with a steam-roller.
Silly Hillbilly
Popeye's traveling department store comes to hillbilly country. He gets upset as Bluto, mistaking a radiator for an accordion, cuckoo clocks for a shooting gallery, and a girdle for a hammock, does violence to his store. But Olive arrives, looking for a makeover, and that distracts Popeye a while. Bluto sees the "new" Olive and gets jealous, and the feud is on.
Symphony in Spinach
Singer Olive Oyl needs an accompanist, and both Popeye and Bluto apply for the job.
Hot Air Aces
Despite the title, the vehicles here are airplanes, not balloons. Bluto and Popeye are racing around the world; Bluto's got a sort of rocket plane, and Popeye's got a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. He gets off to a bad start, as Bluto spins the prop, getting Popeye tangled up in it. This knocks him out; Olive puts him into his plane and gives him a push, and Popeye wakes up in the nick of time. Bluto stops off at the Eiffel Tower to woo a maiden; Popeye, with help from a lightning bolt, passes him. Bluto catches up again, and removes Popeye's engine. The plane crashes into the ocean, but fortunately, there's a case of spinach and a giant magnet nearby, so Popeye rebuilds the plane, using spinach cans to replace the missing pistons, and wins the race, as his spinach exhaust fries Bluto's plane.
Robin Hood-Winked
Popeye is Robin Hood; he's got a sidekick, Little John. Bluto is the tax collector, and Olive is the owner/barmaid at the local pub. Bluto comes to the pub to collect taxes and falls for Olive.
Popeye's Premiere
Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the short it's cut from.
A Balmy Swami
Popeye and Olive are taking in a variety show. Popeye enjoys the juggling seal very much, but he's followed by magician/hypnotist Bluto. Bluto spots Olive in her luxury box and immediate makes plans. First, he humiliates Popeye with a series of magic tricks. Next, he hypnotizes Olive, but while she's walking toward Bluto in a trance, Popeye points her the other way and goes after Bluto himself. Meanwhile, Olive has walked out the stage door and onto a construction site, and the boys race to save her. Popeye's efforts are hampered by Bluto's magic, like the instant brick wall he builds. Bluto awakens her, and she attacks him and then panics. Popeye throws her a hook to save her; it does, but it crashes through a window, bringing a piano (!) out with it. The piano crashes on the building, and Olive is catapulted by the strings to a distant platform. Another race to save her. As Popeye is trapped in a plummeting elevator, he breaks out the spinach.
Olive Oyl for President
Tired of political rhetoric, Olive lays out her platform.
Filmography
as Olive Oyl (voiice)
as Little Audrey
as Additional Voices
as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)
as Aunt Bethany
as Mother
as Mae Questel
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Mrs. Labowitz
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mrs. Katz
as Mrs. Strakosh
as Cecilia Albright
as Essie Rubin
as Olive Oyl
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl
as Olive Oyl(voice)
as Olive Oyl
as Olive Oyl
as Olive Oyl
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Swee'pea
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Sea Hag (voice)
as Olive Oyl (Voice)
as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
as Kitnip
as Baby / Mother
as Mrs. Annette Faber
as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)
as Billy (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Worthington (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Penguin
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Ducklings
as Hans (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Cute Kitty
as Baby Huey's Mom
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)
as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mom
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mom
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Junior Pig / Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby / Kids (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mom
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Billy (voice)
as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Gold Digger / Clementine
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Little Eagle / Ostrich
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mom
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)
as Hen / Mama Bird (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Carmen Miranda Fish (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Flip-Flap (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)
as Cavewoman (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl
as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)
as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Junior (voice)
as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
as Girl's Shoes (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
as Flies (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Various (voice, uncredited)
as Olive Oyl
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Woman in the shoe
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Children (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop (singing voice)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)
as Office Worker (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Showgirl (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)
as Betty Boop (voice)
as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)