She was seen by animator Max Fleischer, who was looking for an actress to provide the voice for his Betty Boop character. Billed as "Mae Questel – Personality Singer of Personality Songs", she did impressions of Fanny Brice, Marlene Dietrich, Eddie Cantor, Mae West, Maurice Chevalier and others, as well as doing animal imitations. She was signed by an agent and began performing in vaudeville as an impersonator. Nevertheless, at the age of 17, Questel won a talent contest held at the RKO Fordham Theatre in the Bronx by imitating actress and singer Helen Kane. Although she wanted to be an entertainer, her parents, who were Orthodox Jews, actively discouraged her from doing so, at one point forcing her to leave the Theatre Guild school. She later performed on Broadway and in films and television, including her role as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).īorn Mae Kwestel in the Bronx, New York City, to Simon and Freida (née Glauberman) Kwestel, she attended Morris High School and studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and with the Theatre Guild. She began in vaudeville, primarily working as an impressionist. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). Mae Questel / ˈ m eɪ ˌ k w ɛ ˈ s t ɛ l/ (born Mae Kwestel, Septem– January 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hines voiced Betty Boop through her final series entries in 1939, and continued to voice Olive until 1943, when the studio, by then taken over by Paramount Pictures and renamed Famous Studios, returned to New New York The Marry-Go-Round (1943) was Hines" final short as the voice of Olive, with Mae Questel returning to the role in 1944.Voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl and Little Audrey As a result, Hines was hired to replace Questel in both the Betty Boop and Popeye series, beginning in 1938. Mae Questel, who was Fleischer"s voice for Betty Boop and Popeye characters Olive Oyl and Swee"Pea during the mid-1930s, was unable to move with the Fleischer Studios staff when they left New York City for Miami. Her Van Beuren credits were erroneously attributed to Bonnie Poe, another actress who"d worked for Fleischer on Betty Boop cartoons. Beginning in 1932, Hines also did vocals for Aesop"s Film Fables produced by Van Beuren Studios. Hines and several other actress voiced Betty until Mae Questel took over the role in 1931. Max Fleischer hired Hines, as she was a Helen Kane sound-alike, and Kane was the basis for the character. Hines was the first voice actress for Fleischer"s cartoon character Betty Boop, who debuted in the cartoon short Dizzy Dishes in 1930. She was known for her work as a voice artist at Fleischer Studios, where she voiced Olive Oyl in the Popeye the Sailor cartoons from 1939 to 1944. Margret "Margie" Hines was an American voice actress. The Marry-Go-Round (1943) was Hines" final short as the voice of Olive, with Mae Questel returning to the role in 1944. Hines voiced Betty Boop through her final series entries in 1939, and continued to voice Olive until 1943, when the studio, by then taken over by Paramount Pictures and renamed Famous Studios, returned to New New York Hines and several other actress voiced Betty until Mae Questel took over the role in 1931.īeginning in 1932, Hines also did vocals for Aesop"s Film Fables produced by Van Beuren Studios.
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