Mae Questel

★ Acting #7,066

1908 - 1998 (age 89) • Acting

Born: 9/13/1908 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1/4/1998 (age 89)

Known for: Acting

Mae Questel

★ Acting #7,066

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

Funny Girl

72%

Mrs. Strakosh

1968

Popeye the Sailor

71%

Olive Oyl (voice)

1960

New York Stories

62%

Mother

1989

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

67%

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Snow-White

68%

Betty Boop (voice)

1933

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

75%

Self

1962

Bimbo's Initiation

70%

Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

1931

Minnie the Moocher

66%

Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

1932

The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons

Olive Oyl (voiice)

2025

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer

100%

Mother / Olive Oyl (voice) (archive sound)

2024

Noveltoons: Original Classics

Little Audrey

2012

Casper The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection 1945-1963

Additional Voices

2011

Cartoon Alley

80%

Unknown

2004

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

80%

Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)

1995

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

72%

Aunt Bethany

1989

New York Stories

62%

Mother

1989

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

90%

Mae Questel

1988

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

57%

Self – Betty Boop (voice)

1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

75%

Betty Boop (voice)

1988

Hot Resort

30%

Mrs. Labowitz

1985

Zelig

74%

Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

70%

Betty Boop in 'Screen Snapshots' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Move

55%

Mrs. Katz

1970

Funny Girl

72%

Mrs. Strakosh

1968

It's Only Money

62%

Cecilia Albright

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

75%

Self

1962

A Majority of One

61%

Essie Rubin

1961

Operation Ice-Tickle

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

1961

Weight for Me

37%

Olive Oyl

1961

Spinach Greetings

10%

Olive Oyl

1960

Seeing Double

Olive Oyl(voice)

1960

Barbecue for Two

38%

Olive Oyl

1960

Planet Mouseola

100%

Mouse

1960

Plumbers Pipe Dream

35%

Olive Oyl

1960

Hits and Missiles

57%

Olive Oyl

1960

Counter Attack

90%

Mouse

1960