Mae Busch

Personal Info

Birthday

June 17, 1891

Day of Death

1946-04-19

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

Annie May Busch

Mae Bush

Mae Busch

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

Sons of the Desert

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

Foolish Wives

The Blue Dahlia

Doctor X

Ziegfeld Girl

Marie Antoinette

Going Bye-Bye!

Filmography

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