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

Mae

Blondie Johnson

Rosie O'Grady

The Unholy Three

Daisy Thomas

Alibi

Princess Vera Petchnikoff

Foolish Wives

Mrs. Lottie Hardy

Sons of the Desert

Marie

Pardon My Nerve!

Tia Juana Lil

The Racing Strain

Josie Jerome

Only a Shop Girl

Miss Tyson, the Nurse

Nancy Drew… Detective

Widow

Oliver the Eighth

Butch's Girlfriend

Going Bye-Bye!

Irene Kirby

Broken Barriers

Violet

A Man's Man

The Farmer's Daughter

A Favorite Fool

Hattie Nast

The Love Charm

Flora Conroy

Her Own Money

(archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Kate

Come Clean

Madame Pierre Gustave

The Fixer Uppers

Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy

The Live Ghost

Mrs. Arabella Hardy

Their First Mistake

Mrs. Hall

Tit for Tat

Mrs. Hall

Them Thar Hills

Mrs. Hardy

Unaccustomed as We Are

Old flame

Love 'Em and Weep

Mrs. Hardy

The Bohemian Girl

Vera (uncredited)

The Stork Club

Dan’s New Wife (uncredited)

Fly My Kite

Hazel

Lilly Turner

Mary Ryan

Without Honor

Enid Alden

Fools of Fashion

Ida Hook

Perch of the Devil

Lucia

The Fair Barbarian

Helen Dubreuze

Fazil

Susan

The Mad Monster

Mabel Hines

The Beauty Shoppers

Camille Balishaw

Camille of the Barbary Coast

Mame

Sucker Money

Keystone Performer

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

The Sweetheart

Those Bitter Sweets

The Wife

Merely A Married Man

Mrs. Paul Gironda

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

Stale Annie

High Hats and Low Brows

Lou Kendall

Dance, Girl, Dance

Rose

Women Without Names

Mrs. Ruth Howard

Women Won't Tell

Bessie Collister

Name the Man

Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman

Defenders of the Law

Tillie

The Rider of Death Valley

Glory Quayle

The Christian

Polly Joy

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

Ollie's Old Flame

Chickens Come Home

Jeanette Sturgis

Bread

Jenny

Ziegfeld Girl

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

The Purchase Price

Robina Teele

Souls for Sale

Woman in Black (uncredited)

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

Bessie Ward

While the City Sleeps

The Actress

A One Night Stand

Flo

San Francisco Nights

Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)

The Blue Dahlia

Juror

Cross My Heart

Cathouse Madame

Doctor X

Flo Dupont

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

Goldie Zenias

The Heart Punch

The Police Chief's Daughter

For Better - But Worse

Mrs. Jennie Carter

Cheating Blondes

Mae Barton

Fangs of the Wild

Rosie

The Man Called Back

The Sweetheart

Love in Armor

Ethel Delmead

The Grim Game

The Lady

Ye Olden Grafter

The Landlord's Daughter

The Rent Jumpers

Girlfriend

Settled at the Seaside

French Wedding Witness (Uncredited)

Scarlet Dawn

May Roberts

Young Desire

Trixie

Prison Farm

Chaperone (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast of 1938

Miss Jenkins

Hello, Annapolis

Gwen, British Bride

Picture Brides

The Speedy Stenographer

Wife and Auto Trouble

Fifi

French Fried Patootie

The Cashier

Because He Loved Her

Arlene

Wicked

Younger Woman on Bus

The Accusing Finger

Self

1925 Studio Tour

La Belle Odera

The Devil's Passkey

Marjorie Stockton

The Triflers

Jill Wetherell

Married Flirts

Marie Devere

Husband Hunters

Lil

Daughter of Shanghai

Mme. La Motte (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

The Truthful Sex

Mrs. Hardy

Dance of the cookoos

Marie

Beloved

Elsie

I Like it That Way

Vera

The Stork Club

Mrs. Monroe (uncredited)

The Road to Ruin

Clarice

Her Husband's Friend

Samson's Secretary

Something to Shout About

Martha Slipaway

The Nutcracker

Madam Olga

Extra! Extra!

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1891-06-17

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

Annie May Busch