Mae Questel

Actor Sep 13 (died age 89) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1930–2025 (95 year career)

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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

Film

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Betty Boop (voice)

Film

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Aunt Bethany

Film

Zelig

Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Funny Girl

Mrs. Strakosh

Film

Popeye the Sailor

Olive Oyl (voice)

Film

New York Stories

Mother

Film

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Snow-White

Betty Boop (voice)

Filmography

Acting (314)

Movies (309)

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)

10.0

Noveltoons: Original Classics

2012

as Little Audrey

Casper The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection 1945-1963

2011

as Additional Voices

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995

as Self / Betty Boop (archive footage)

8.0

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

as Aunt Bethany

New York Stories

as Mother

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

as Betty Boop (voice)

7.5

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as Mae Questel

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

as Self

Hot Resort

as Mrs. Labowitz

Zelig

as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

7.4

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

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

Move

as Mrs. Katz

Funny Girl

as Mrs. Strakosh

It's Only Money

as Cecilia Albright

Operation Ice-Tickle

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

A Majority of One

as Essie Rubin

Weight for Me

as Olive Oyl

Popeye's Service Station

1960

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Spinach Greetings

as Olive Oyl

Planet Mouseola

as Mouse

Jeep Tale

1960

as Swee'pea

1.0

Seeing Double

1960

as Olive Oyl(voice)

Counter Attack

1960

as Mouse

Hits and Missiles

as Olive Oyl

Popeye and the Giant

as Sea Hag (voice)

Barbecue for Two

as Olive Oyl

Trouble Date

as Cuddles

Matinee Idol Popeye

as Olive Oyl (Voice)

Plumbers Pipe Dream

as Olive Oyl

Owly to Bed

as Hootie the Baby Owl (voice) (uncredited)

Felineous Assault

1959

as Kitnip

Fit to Be Toyed

1959

as J.G.'s Wife, Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Talking Horse Sense

1959

as Ethel (voice)

Stork Raving Mad

1958

as Baby / Mother

Hansel and Gretel

1958

as Voice

The Crystal Brawl

1957

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Spooky Swabs

1957

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

Pest Pupil

1957

as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice)

4.0

Ice Scream

1957

as Billy (voice)

Nearlyweds

1957

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

4.8

Jumping with Toy

1957

as Baby Huey's Mom (voice)

6.0

Hooky Spooky

1957

as Little Ghosts' Teacher (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

From Mad to Worse

1957

as Cute Kitty

Cat In The Act

1957

as Murgatroyd

The Big Fun Carnival

1957

as Betty Boop

Assault and Flattery

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

4.0

A Haul in One

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.5

Dutch Treat

1956

as Hans (voice) (uncredited)

Swab the Duck

as Ducklings

Parlez Vous Woo

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

4.7

I Don't Scare

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

Line of Screammage

1956

as Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye for President

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Sir Irving and Jeames

1956

as Worthington (uncredited)

6.0

Out to Punch

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

Hill-billing and Cooing

1956

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Penguin for Your Thoughts

1956

as Baby Penguin

Git Along Lil' Duckie

1955

as Baby Huey's Mom

Cookin' with Gags

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.5

A Bicep Built for Two

1955

as Cute Kitty

7.0

Mousieur Herman

1955

as Herman's Cousin

Penny Antics

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Gift of Gag

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Poop Goes the Weasel

1955

as Wishbone (voice) (uncredited)

Kitty Cornered

1955

as Cuddles (voice) (uncredited)

2.0

Mister and Mistletoe

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Beaus Will Be Beaus

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

A Job for a Gob

1955

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Fright to the Finish

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

Taxi-Turvy

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Floor Flusher

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Crazytown

1954

as Baby / Mother / People saying goodbye (uncredited)

7.0

Private Eye Popeye

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

The Seapreme Court

1954

as Little Audrey / Little Fishes (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Bride and Gloom

1954

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Child Sockology

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Toreadorable

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Huey's Ducky Daddy

1953

as Baby Huey's Mom

Frightday the 13th

1953

as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Popeye's Mirthday

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

4.0

Ancient Fistory

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Firemen's Brawl

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Starting from Hatch

1953

as Baby Huey's Mom

Baby Wants a Battle

1953

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

4.5

Fun At The Fair

1952

as Cow

The Deep Boo Sea

1952

as Billy / Billy's Brother's Friend (uncredited)

6.0

Clown on the Farm

1952

as Baby Huey's Mother (voice)

Law and Audrey

1952

as Little Audrey (voice)

5.0

Swimmer Take All

1952

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Lunch with a Punch

1952

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Big Bad Sindbad

1952

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

Ghost of the Town

1952

as Baby / Kids (uncredited)

Boo Scout

as Billy (voice)

Thrill of Fair

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

2.0

Scout Fellow

1951

as Baby Huey's Mom

Let's Stalk Spinach

1951

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Miners Forty Niners

1951

as Gold Digger / Clementine

Party Smarty

1951

as Baby Huey's Mom

One Quack Mind

1951

as Baby Huey's Mom

Alpine for You

1951

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Tweet Music

1951

as Little Eagle / Ostrich

Vacation with Play

1951

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Land of Lost Watches

1951

as Isabel / Rosita Wristwatch (voice)

6.0

To Boo or Not to Boo

1951

as Lou / Ladies at Door (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Casper's Spree Under the Sea

1950

as Goldie the Goldfish(voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Land of the Lost Jewels

1950

as Isabel

4.2

The Farmer and the Belle

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

2.0

Quick on the Vigor

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Beach Peach

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Quack-a Doodle-Doo

1950

as Baby Huey's Mommy (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

Gym Jam

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Jitterbug Jive

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye Makes a Movie

1950

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Teacher's Pest

1950

as Junior's Mother / Worm (voice)

Popeye's Premiere

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice)

10.0

Barking Dogs Don't Fite

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Silly Hillbilly

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Hot Air Aces

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Tar with a Star

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

A Balmy Swami

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

9.5

A-Haunting We Will Go

1949

as Casper / Ghost Teacher (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Our Funny Finny Friends

1949

as Carmen Miranda Fish (voice)

3.5

Snow Foolin'

1949

as Hen / Mama Bird (voice) (uncredited)

4.7

Lumberjack and Jill

1949

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

Olive Oyl for President

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

9.0

Spinach vs Hamburgers

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

8.0

Pre-Hysterical Man

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Flip Flap

as Flip-Flap (voice)

Wigwam Whoopee

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Robin Hood-Winked

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Symphony in Spinach

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Hector's Hectic Life

1948

as Swedish Housekeeper - Puppies (voice)

5.9

Snow Place Like Home

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

1948

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

9.0

The Royal Four-Flusher

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Abusement Park

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Santa's Surprise

1947

as Little Audrey (voice) (uncredited)

5.9

Popeye and the Pirates

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

Safari So Good

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

All's Fair at the Fair

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

I'll Be Skiing Ya

1947

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Wotta Knight

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Rodeo Romeo

as Olive Oyl (voice)

House Tricks?

1946

as Olive Oyl (voice)

6.0

The Island Fling

1946

as Olive Oyl (voice)

The Fistic Mystic

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Service with a Guile

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Klondike Casanova

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Rocket to Mars

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Peep in the Deep

as Olive Oyl (voice)

Tops in the Big Top

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

For Better or Nurse

1945

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

The Friendly Ghost

1945

as Johnny (voice) (uncredited)

6.1

Shape Ahoy

1945

as Olive Oyl / Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Mess Production

1945

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Spinach Packin' Popeye

1944

as Olive Oyl (voice)

5.0

Puppet Love

1944

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Gabriel Churchkitten

as Peter (voice)

She-Sick Sailors

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

8.0

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

1944

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

8.0

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

1941

as Buzz (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

The Fulla Bluff Man

1940

as Cavewoman (voice)

The House Builder-Upper

1938

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Pudgy the Watchman

1938

as Betty Boop

5.5

Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh

1938

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

The Tears of an Onion

1938

as Various Vegetables (voice) (uncredited)

Be Up to Date

as Betty Boop

Let's Celebrake

as Olive Oyl / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Buzzy Boop at the Concert

1938

as Betty Boop (voice)

6.0

Learn Polikeness

1938

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Riding the Rails

as Betty Boop

I Yam Love Sick

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

Mutiny Ain't Nice

1938

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

A Date to Skate

1938

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

Lost and Foundry

1937

as Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

The Twisker Pitcher

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The New Deal Show

1937

as Betty Boop / Cats / Puppy (voice) (uncredited)

Pudgy Picks a Fight

Bunny Mooning

as Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Hospitaliky

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

The Foxy Hunter

as Betty Boop

The Hot Air Salesman

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

4.1

Morning, Noon and Night Club

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

House Cleaning Blues

1937

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

The Impractical Joker

1937

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.9

The Candid Candidate

1937

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

4.9

Zula Hula

1937

as Betty Boop

4.8

The Paneless Window Washer

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The Football Toucher Downer

1937

as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

My Artistical Temperature

1937

as Olive Oyl

6.8

Fowl Play

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.3

I Never Changes My Altitude

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.3

I Likes Babies and Infinks

1937

as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.7

Organ Grinder's Swing

1937

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Service with a Smile

as Betty Boop

Protek the Weakerist

as Olive Oyl

Little Swee'pea

as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Betty Boop and the Little King

1936

as Betty Boop (voice)

6.3

Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.2

You're Not Built That Way

1936

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

I Wanna Be a Life Guard

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

I'm in the Army Now

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Hold the Wire

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The Spinach Roadster

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

Grampy's Indoor Outing

1936

as Betty Boop / Junior (voice)

5.7

Bridge Ahoy!

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Let's Get Movin'

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

A Clean Shaven Man

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

More Pep

1936

as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

Never Kick a Woman

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.6

Somewhere in Dreamland

1936

as Mother / Boy / Girl (voice)

7.4

Training Pigeons

1936

as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)

4.9

New Shoes

1936

as Girl's Shoes (voice)

6.0

Betty Boop and Little Jimmy

1936

as Betty Boop / Little Jimmy (voice) (uncredited)

5.1

Making Friends

1936

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

4.7

I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Christmas Comes But Once a Year

1936

as Orphans (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Brotherly Love

1936

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.3

We Did It

1936

as Betty Boop / Pudgy / Kitten (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

Be Human

1936

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

Happy You and Merry Me

1936

as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)

The Cobweb Hotel

as Flies (voice)

The Hyp-Nut-Tist

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

A Little Soap and Water

1935

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

The Spinach Overture

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

Be Kind to 'Aminals'

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.1

Making Stars

1935

as Betty Boop (voice)

3.3

Dancing on the Moon

1935

as Various (voice, uncredited)

6.0

A Language All My Own

1935

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.3

Choose Your 'Weppins'

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.3

King of the Mardi Gras

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Stop That Noise

as Betty Boop

Baby Be Good

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

Judge for a Day

1935

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The Lost Chick

1935

as Squirrel Children (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Adventures of Popeye

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice)

6.5

You Gotta Be a Football Hero

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

For Better or Worser

as Olive Oyl

Little Nobody

as Betty Boop / Mrs. Prissy / Pup Voices (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

Swat the Fly

1935

as Betty Boop (voice)

5.3

Betty Boop and Grampy

1935

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

6.9

Pleased to Meet Cha!

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

Beware of Barnacle Bill

1935

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

No! No! A Thousand Times No!!

1935

as Betty Boop (voice)

The Kids in the Shoe

as Woman in the shoe

Taking the Blame

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

Strong to the Finich

1934

as Children (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The Two-Alarm Fire

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.3

Ha! Ha! Ha!

1934

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Can You Take It

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.1

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

1934

as Betty Boop

5.8

There's Something About a Soldier

1934

as Betty Boop (voice)

5.3

When My Ship Comes In

1934

as Betty Boop (voice)

5.9

The Man on the Flying Trapeze

1934

as Olive Oyl / Nana Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

The Dance Contest

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Shoein' Hosses

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Betty Boop's Little Pal

1934

as Betty Boop / Pudgy (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Betty Boop's Trial

1934

as Betty Boop

5.4

Betty Boop's Prize Show

1934

as Betty Boop

5.5

Shiver Me Timbers!

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Axe Me Another

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

We Aim to Please

1934

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Keep in Style

as Betty Boop

A Dream Walking

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

The Old Man of the Mountain

1933

as Betty Boop (singing voice)

6.8

Birds in the Spring

1933

as Baby Birds (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Popeye the Sailor

1933

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

6.9

Snow-White

1933

as Betty Boop (voice)

6.8

Betty Boop's Birthday Party

1933

as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)

5.1

I Heard

1933

as Betty Boop (voice)

Is My Palm Read

as Betty Boop

Mother Goose Land

as Betty Boop

Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions

1933

as Betty Boop (voice)

6.1

Betty Boop's Penthouse

1933

6.9

Betty Boop's Big Boss

1933

as Betty Boop

6.0

I Eats My Spinach

1933

as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

7.4

Betty Boop for President

1932

as Betty Boop

6.1

Wayward

1932

as Showgirl (uncredited)

6.0

One Hour with You

1932

as Office Worker (uncredited)

6.5

Just One More Chance

1932

as Betty Boop (voice)

1.0

Betty Boop's Museum

1932

as Betty Boop

6.1

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

1932

as Betty Boop (voice)

4.0

Minnie the Moocher

1932

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

Admission Free

1932

as Betty Boop (voice)

Betty Boop, M.D.

as Betty Boop

Rudy Vallee Melodies

as Betty Boop (voice)

Time on My Hands

as Betty Boop

The Musical Doctor

as Nurse Clef

Romantic Melodies

1932

as Betty Boop (voice)

Chess-Nuts

as Betty Boop

Stopping the Show

as Betty Boop / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)

Just a Gigolo

as Betty Boop

Crazy-Town

as Betty Boop / Beauty Shop Customer 1 / Beauty Shop Customer 2 (voice) (uncredited)

5.9

The Betty Boop Limited

1932

as Betty Boop (voice)

5.7

Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle

1932

as Betty Boop

6.1

Betty Boop's Ups and Downs

1932

as Betty Boop

6.5

Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning

1932

as Betty Boop

5.0

Minding the Baby

1931

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.5

Kitty from Kansas City

1931

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

4.5

Silly Scandals

1931

as Betty Boop (voice)

5.6

Mother Goose Melodies

1931

as Little Bo Peep / Lamb (voice) (uncredited)

6.1

Bimbo's Initiation

1931

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Bimbo's Express

1931

as Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

A Battery of Songs

1930

Television (5)

Cartoon Alley

2004

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Popeye the Sailor

as Olive Oyl (voice)

77 Sunset Strip

Naked City

as Mrs. Annette Faber

5.5