Mae Busch

Person

Mae Busch

Born 17 June 1891 Died 19 April 1946, aged 54 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1915)
67years on screen and counting
12credits in 1932, their busiest year
104dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Dance of the Cookoos poster Age: 90

Dance of the Cookoos

1982
as Mrs. Hardy
Cross My Heart poster Age: 55

Cross My Heart

1946
as Juror
The Blue Dahlia poster Age: 54

The Blue Dahlia

1946
as Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)
The Stork Club poster Age: 54

The Stork Club

1945
as Vera (uncredited)
The Stork Club poster Age: 54

The Stork Club

1945
as Vera
Something to Shout About poster Age: 51

Something to Shout About

1943
as Samson's Secretary
The Mad Monster poster Age: 50

The Mad Monster

1942
as Susan
Hello, Annapolis poster Age: 50

Hello, Annapolis

1942
as Miss Jenkins
No poster
Age: 50

French Fried Patootie

1941
as Fifi
Ziegfeld Girl poster Age: 49

Ziegfeld Girl

1941
as Jenny
Women Without Names poster Age: 48

Women Without Names

1940
as Rose
Fangs of the Wild poster Age: 47

Fangs of the Wild

1939
as Mae Barton
Nancy Drew… Detective poster Age: 47

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938
as Miss Tyson
Marie Antoinette poster Age: 47

Marie Antoinette

1938
as Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
Prison Farm poster Age: 47

Prison Farm

1938
as Trixie
The Big Broadcast of 1938 poster Age: 46

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938
as Chaperone (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai poster Age: 46

Daughter of Shanghai

1937
as Lil
The Accusing Finger poster Age: 45

The Accusing Finger

1936
as Younger Woman on Bus
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand poster Age: 44

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936
as Mrs. Paul Gironda
The Bohemian Girl poster Age: 44

The Bohemian Girl

1936
as Mrs. Hardy
The Fixer Uppers poster Age: 43

The Fixer Uppers

1935
as Madame Pierre Gustave
Tit for Tat poster Age: 43

Tit for Tat

1935
as Mrs. Hall
The Live Ghost poster Age: 43

The Live Ghost

1934
as Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy
Them Thar Hills poster Age: 43

Them Thar Hills

1934
as Mrs. Hall
Going Bye-Bye! poster Age: 43

Going Bye-Bye!

1934
as Butch's Girlfriend
The Road to Ruin poster Age: 42

The Road to Ruin

1934
as Mrs. Monroe (uncredited)
Picture Brides poster Age: 42

Picture Brides

1934
as Gwen, British Bride
I Like it That Way poster Age: 42

I Like it That Way

1934
as Elsie
Beloved poster Age: 42

Beloved

1934
as Marie
Oliver the Eighth poster Age: 42

Oliver the Eighth

1934
as Widow
Sons of the Desert poster Age: 42

Sons of the Desert

1933
as Mrs. Lottie Hardy
Dance, Girl, Dance poster Age: 42

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933
as Lou Kendall
Lilly Turner poster Age: 41

Lilly Turner

1933
as Hazel
Cheating Blondes poster Age: 41

Cheating Blondes

1933
as Mrs. Jennie Carter
Sucker Money poster Age: 41

Sucker Money

1933
as Mame
Blondie Johnson poster Age: 41

Blondie Johnson

1933
as Mae
The Racing Strain poster Age: 41

The Racing Strain

1932
as Tia Juana Lil
Women Won't Tell poster Age: 41

Women Won't Tell

1932
as Mrs. Ruth Howard
Scarlet Dawn poster Age: 41

Scarlet Dawn

1932
as French Wedding Witness (Uncredited)
Their First Mistake poster Age: 41

Their First Mistake

1932
as Mrs. Arabella Hardy
No poster
Age: 41

The Heart Punch

1932
as Goldie Zenias
Doctor X poster Age: 41

Doctor X

1932
as Cathouse Madame
The Purchase Price poster Age: 41

The Purchase Price

1932
as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
The Man Called Back poster Age: 41

The Man Called Back

1932
as Rosie
High Hats and Low Brows poster Age: 41

High Hats and Low Brows

1932
as Stale Annie
The Rider of Death Valley poster Age: 40

The Rider of Death Valley

1932
as Tillie
Extra! Extra! poster Age: 40

Extra! Extra!

1932
as Madam Olga
Without Honor poster Age: 40

Without Honor

1932
as Mary Ryan
Wicked poster Age: 40

Wicked

1931
as Arlene
Come Clean poster Age: 40

Come Clean

1931
as Kate
Fly My Kite poster Age: 39

Fly My Kite

1931
as Dan’s New Wife (uncredited)
Defenders of the Law poster Age: 39

Defenders of the Law

1931
as Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
Chickens Come Home poster Age: 39

Chickens Come Home

1931
as Ollie's Old Flame (uncredited)
Young Desire poster Age: 38

Young Desire

1930
as May Roberts
A Man's Man poster Age: 37

A Man's Man

1929
as Violet
Unaccustomed as We Are poster Age: 37

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929
as Mrs. Hardy
Alibi poster Age: 37

Alibi

1929
as Daisy Thomas
Black Butterflies poster Age: 37

Black Butterflies

1928
as Kitty Perkins
Fazil poster Age: 36

Fazil

1928
as Helen Dubreuze
San Francisco Nights poster Age: 36

San Francisco Nights

1928
as Flo
While the City Sleeps poster Age: 36

While the City Sleeps

1928
as Bessie Ward
No poster
Age: 36

The Bride of the Colorado

1928
as Extra
No poster
Age: 36

The Beauty Shoppers

1927
as Mabel Hines
Love 'Em and Weep poster Age: 35

Love 'Em and Weep

1927
as Old flame
Perch of the Devil poster Age: 35

Perch of the Devil

1927
as Ida Hook
Husband Hunters poster Age: 35

Husband Hunters

1927
as Marie Devere
The Truthful Sex poster Age: 35

The Truthful Sex

1926
as Sally Carey Mapes
No poster
Age: 35

Fools of Fashion

1926
as Enid Alden
No poster
Age: 34

The Nutcracker

1926
as Martha Slipaway
Time, the Comedian poster Age: 34

Time, the Comedian

1925
as Nora Dakon
Camille of the Barbary Coast poster Age: 34

Camille of the Barbary Coast

1925
as Camille Balishaw
The Unholy Three poster Age: 34

The Unholy Three

1925
as Rosie O'Grady
The Triflers poster Age: 33

The Triflers

1924
as Marjorie Stockton
Married Flirts poster Age: 33

Married Flirts

1924
as Jill Wetherell
Broken Barriers poster Age: 33

Broken Barriers

1924
as Irene Kirby
Bread poster Age: 33

Bread

1924
as Jeanette Sturgis
No poster
Age: 33

A Woman Who Sinned

1924
as Mrs. Hillburn
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model poster Age: 32

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

1924
as Polly Joy
The Shooting of Dan McGrew poster Age: 32

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

1924
as Flo Dupont
Name the Man poster Age: 32

Name the Man

1924
as Bessie Collister
Souls for Sale poster Age: 31

Souls for Sale

1923
as Robina Teele
The Christian poster Age: 31

The Christian

1923
as Glory Quayle
Only a Shop Girl poster Age: 31

Only a Shop Girl

1922
as Josie Jerome
Pardon My Nerve! poster Age: 30

Pardon My Nerve!

1922
as Marie
Foolish Wives poster Age: 30

Foolish Wives

1922
as Princess Vera Petchnikoff
Her Own Money poster Age: 30

Her Own Money

1922
as Flora Conroy
The Love Charm poster Age: 30

The Love Charm

1921
as Hattie Nast
No poster
Age: 29

Her Husband's Friend

1920
as Clarice
The Devil's Passkey poster Age: 29

The Devil's Passkey

1920
as La Belle Odera
The Grim Game poster Age: 28

The Grim Game

1919
as Ethel Delmead
The Fair Barbarian poster Age: 26

The Fair Barbarian

1917
as Lucia
Wife and Auto Trouble poster Age: 24

Wife and Auto Trouble

1916
as The Speedy Stenographer
No poster
Age: 24

Because He Loved Her

1916
as The Cashier
Fatty and the Broadway Stars poster Age: 24

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915
as Keystone Performer
No poster
Age: 24

A Favorite Fool

1915
as The Farmer's Daughter
Merely a Married Man poster Age: 23

Merely a Married Man

1915
as The Wife
Those Bitter Sweets poster Age: 23

Those Bitter Sweets

1915
as The Sweetheart
No poster
Age: 23

For Better - But Worse

1915
as The Police Chief's Daughter
The Rent Jumpers poster Age: 23

The Rent Jumpers

1915
as The Landlord's Daughter
Settled at the Seaside poster Age: 23

Settled at the Seaside

1915
as Girlfriend
A One Night Stand poster Age: 23

A One Night Stand

1915
as The Actress
Love in Armor poster Age: 23

Love in Armor

1915
as The Sweetheart
No poster
Age: 23

Ye Olden Grafter

1915
as The Lady
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life poster Age: 23

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915
as Woman in Black (uncredited)
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