Acting
Mae Busch
Born 1891-06-17
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department: Acting
Biography
Mae Busch, born Annie May Busch, was an Australian stage and screen actress. Her first film appearances were in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912. At the pinnacle of her film career, Busch was known as the versatile vamp.
Known For
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Sons of the Desert
1933
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The Blue Dahlia
1946
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Foolish Wives
1922
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Tit for Tat
1935
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Doctor X
1932
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Them Thar Hills
1934
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The Bohemian Girl
1936
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The Unholy Three
1925
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Chickens Come Home
1931
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Their First Mistake
1932
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (107 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parrott Chase | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys | (archive footage) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Dance of the Cookoos | Mrs. Hardy | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cross My Heart | Juror | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Blue Dahlia | Jenny (Maid) (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Stork Club | Vera (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
| The Stork Club | Vera | Movie | 1945 |
 | Something to Shout About | Samson's Secretary | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Mad Monster | Susan | Movie | 1942 |
 | Hello, Annapolis | Miss Jenkins | Movie | 1942 |
| French Fried Patootie | Fifi | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Ziegfeld Girl | Jenny | Movie | 1941 |
 | Women Without Names | Rose | Movie | 1940 |
 | Fangs of the Wild | Mae Barton | Movie | 1939 |
 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Tyson | Movie | 1938 |
 | Marie Antoinette | Mme. La Motte (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Prison Farm | Trixie | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Chaperone (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Daughter of Shanghai | Lil | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Accusing Finger | Younger Woman on Bus | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand | Mrs. Paul Gironda | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Bohemian Girl | Mrs. Hardy | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Fixer Uppers | Madame Pierre Gustave | Movie | 1935 |
 | Tit for Tat | Mrs. Hall | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Live Ghost | Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy | Movie | 1934 |
 | Them Thar Hills | Mrs. Hall | Movie | 1934 |
 | Going Bye-Bye! | Butch's Girlfriend | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Road to Ruin | Mrs. Monroe (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Picture Brides | Gwen, British Bride | Movie | 1934 |
 | I Like it That Way | Elsie | Movie | 1934 |
 | Beloved | Marie | Movie | 1934 |
 | Oliver the Eighth | Widow | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sons of the Desert | Mrs. Lottie Hardy | Movie | 1933 |
 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Lou Kendall | Movie | 1933 |
 | Lilly Turner | Hazel | Movie | 1933 |
 | Cheating Blondes | Mrs. Jennie Carter | Movie | 1933 |
 | Sucker Money | Mame | Movie | 1933 |
 | Blondie Johnson | Mae | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Racing Strain | Tia Juana Lil | Movie | 1932 |
 | Women Won't Tell | Mrs. Ruth Howard | Movie | 1932 |
 | Scarlet Dawn | French Wedding Witness (Uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Their First Mistake | Mrs. Arabella Hardy | Movie | 1932 |
| Heart Punch | Goldie Zenias | Movie | 1932 | |
 | Doctor X | Cathouse Madame | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Purchase Price | Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Man Called Back | Rosie | Movie | 1932 |
 | High Hats and Low Brows | Stale Annie | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Rider of Death Valley | Tillie | Movie | 1932 |
 | Extra! Extra! | Madam Olga | Movie | 1932 |
 | Without Honor | Mary Ryan | Movie | 1932 |
 | Wicked | Arlene | Movie | 1931 |
 | Come Clean | Kate | Movie | 1931 |
 | Fly My Kite | Dan’s New Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Defenders of the Law | Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman | Movie | 1931 |
 | Chickens Come Home | Ollie's Old Flame (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Young Desire | May Roberts | Movie | 1930 |
 | A Man's Man | Violet | Movie | 1929 |
 | Unaccustomed as We Are | Mrs. Hardy | Movie | 1929 |
 | Alibi | Daisy Thomas | Movie | 1929 |
 | Black Butterflies | Kitty Perkins | Movie | 1928 |
 | Fazil | Helen Dubreuze | Movie | 1928 |
 | San Francisco Nights | Flo | Movie | 1928 |
 | While the City Sleeps | Bessie Ward | Movie | 1928 |
| The Bride of the Colorado | Extra | Movie | 1928 | |
| The Beauty Shoppers | Mabel Hines | Movie | 1927 | |
 | Love 'Em and Weep | Old flame | Movie | 1927 |
 | Perch of the Devil | Ida Hook | Movie | 1927 |
 | Husband Hunters | Marie Devere | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Truthful Sex | Sally Carey Mapes | Movie | 1926 |
| Fools of Fashion | Enid Alden | Movie | 1926 | |
 | The Nut-Cracker | Martha Slipaway | Movie | 1926 |
 | Time, the Comedian | Nora Dakon | Movie | 1925 |
 | Camille of the Barbary Coast | Camille Balishaw | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Unholy Three | Rosie O'Grady | Movie | 1925 |
 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Triflers | Marjorie Stockton | Movie | 1924 |
 | Married Flirts | Jill Wetherell | Movie | 1924 |
 | Broken Barriers | Irene Kirby | Movie | 1924 |
 | Bread | Jeanette Sturgis | Movie | 1924 |
| A Woman Who Sinned | Mrs. Hillburn | Movie | 1924 | |
 | Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model | Polly Joy | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Shooting of Dan McGrew | Flo Dupont | Movie | 1924 |
 | Name the Man | Bessie Collister | Movie | 1924 |
 | Souls for Sale | Robina Teele | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Christian | Glory Quayle | Movie | 1923 |
 | Only a Shop Girl | Josie Jerome | Movie | 1922 |
 | Pardon My Nerve! | Marie | Movie | 1922 |
 | Foolish Wives | Princess Vera Petchnikoff | Movie | 1922 |
 | Her Own Money | Flora Conroy | Movie | 1922 |
 | The Love Charm | Hattie Nast | Movie | 1921 |
| Her Husband's Friend | Clarice | Movie | 1920 | |
 | The Devil's Passkey | La Belle Odera | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Grim Game | Ethel Delmead | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Fair Barbarian | Lucia | Movie | 1917 |
 | Wife and Auto Trouble | The Speedy Stenographer | Movie | 1916 |
| Because He Loved Her | The Cashier | Movie | 1916 | |
 | Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Keystone Performer | Movie | 1915 |
| A Favorite Fool | The Farmer's Daughter | Movie | 1915 | |
 | Merely a Married Man | The Wife | Movie | 1915 |
 | Those Bitter Sweets | The Sweetheart | Movie | 1915 |
| For Better - But Worse | The Police Chief's Daughter | Movie | 1915 | |
 | The Rent Jumpers | The Landlord's Daughter | Movie | 1915 |
 | Settled at the Seaside | Girlfriend | Movie | 1915 |
 | A One Night Stand | The Actress | Movie | 1915 |
 | Love in Armor | The Sweetheart | Movie | 1915 |
| Ye Olden Grafter | The Lady | Movie | 1915 | |
 | Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Woman in Black (uncredited) | Movie | 1915 |