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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1891-06-17

Day of Death

1946-04-19 (55 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

Sons of the Desert

Oliver the Eighth

Oliver the Eighth

Going Bye-Bye!

Going Bye-Bye!

Come Clean

Come Clean

The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills

Hello, Annapolis

Hello, Annapolis

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Acting

Blondie Johnson

1933

Blondie Johnson

as

Mae

The Unholy Three

1925

The Unholy Three

as

Rosie O'Grady

Alibi

1929

Alibi

as

Daisy Thomas

Foolish Wives

1922

Foolish Wives

as

Princess Vera Petchnikoff

Sons of the Desert

1933

Sons of the Desert

as

Mrs. Lottie Hardy

Pardon My Nerve!

1922

Pardon My Nerve!

as

Marie

The Racing Strain

1932

The Racing Strain

as

Tia Juana Lil

Only a Shop Girl

1922

Only a Shop Girl

as

Josie Jerome

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

as

Miss Tyson, the Nurse

Oliver the Eighth

1934

Oliver the Eighth

as

Widow

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

Going Bye-Bye!

as

Butch's Girlfriend

Broken Barriers

1924

Broken Barriers

as

Irene Kirby

A Man's Man

1929

A Man's Man

as

Violet

A Favorite Fool

1915

A Favorite Fool

as

The Farmer's Daughter

The Love Charm

1921

The Love Charm

as

Hattie Nast

Her Own Money

1922

Her Own Money

as

Flora Conroy

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as

(archive footage)

Come Clean

1931

Come Clean

as

Kate

The Fixer Uppers

1935

The Fixer Uppers

as

Madame Pierre Gustave

The Live Ghost

1934

The Live Ghost

as

Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy

Their First Mistake

1932

Their First Mistake

as

Mrs. Arabella Hardy

Tit for Tat

1935

Tit for Tat

as

Mrs. Hall

Them Thar Hills

1934

Them Thar Hills

as

Mrs. Hall

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Unaccustomed as We Are

as

Mrs. Hardy

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

as

Old flame

The Bohemian Girl

1936

The Bohemian Girl

as

Mrs. Hardy

The Stork Club

1945

The Stork Club

as

Vera (uncredited)

Fly My Kite

1931

Fly My Kite

as

Dan’s New Wife (uncredited)

Lilly Turner

1933

Lilly Turner

as

Hazel

Without Honors

1932

Without Honors

as

Mary Ryan

Fools of Fashion

1926

Fools of Fashion

as

Enid Alden

Perch of the Devil

1927

Perch of the Devil

as

Ida Hook

The Fair Barbarian

1917

The Fair Barbarian

as

Lucia

Fazil

1928

Fazil

as

Helen Dubreuze

The Mad Monster

1942

The Mad Monster

as

Susan

The Beauty Shoppers

1927

The Beauty Shoppers

as

Mabel Hines

Camille of the Barbary Coast

1925

Camille of the Barbary Coast

as

Camille Balishaw

Sucker Money

1933

Sucker Money

as

Mame

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

as

Keystone Performer

Those Bitter Sweets

1915

Those Bitter Sweets

as

The Sweetheart

Merely A Married Man

1915

Merely A Married Man

as

The Wife

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

as

Mrs. Paul Gironda

High Hats and Low Brows

1932

High Hats and Low Brows

as

Stale Annie

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

Dance, Girl, Dance

as

Lou Kendall

Women Without Names

1940

Women Without Names

as

Rose

Women Won't Tell

1932

Women Won't Tell

as

Mrs. Ruth Howard

Name the Man

1924

Name the Man

as

Bessie Collister

Defenders of the Law

1931

Defenders of the Law

as

Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

The Rider of Death Valley

as

Tillie

The Christian

1923

The Christian

as

Glory Quayle

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

1924

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

as

Polly Joy

Chickens Come Home

1931

Chickens Come Home

as

Ollie's Old Flame

Bread

1924

Bread

as

Jeanette Sturgis

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as

Jenny

The Purchase Price

1932

The Purchase Price

as

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Souls for Sale

1923

Souls for Sale

as

Robina Teele

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

as

Woman in Black (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

1928

While the City Sleeps

as

Bessie Ward

A One Night Stand

1915

A One Night Stand

as

The Actress

San Francisco Nights

1928

San Francisco Nights

as

Flo

The Blue Dahlia

1946

The Blue Dahlia

as

Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)

Cross My Heart

1946

Cross My Heart

as

Juror

Doctor X

1932

Doctor X

as

Cathouse Madame

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

1924

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

as

Flo Dupont

The Heart Punch

1932

The Heart Punch

as

Goldie Zenias

For Better - But Worse

1915

For Better - But Worse

as

The Police Chief's Daughter

Cheating Blondes

1933

Cheating Blondes

as

Mrs. Jennie Carter

Fangs of the Wild

1939

Fangs of the Wild

as

Mae Barton

The Man Called Back

1932

The Man Called Back

as

Rosie

Love in Armor

1915

Love in Armor

as

The Sweetheart

The Grim Game

1919

The Grim Game

as

Ethel Delmead

Ye Olden Grafter

1915

Ye Olden Grafter

as

The Lady

The Rent Jumpers

1915

The Rent Jumpers

as

The Landlord's Daughter

Settled at the Seaside

1915

Settled at the Seaside

as

Girlfriend

Scarlet Dawn

1932

Scarlet Dawn

as

French Wedding Witness (Uncredited)

Young Desire

1930

Young Desire

as

May Roberts

Prison Farm

1938

Prison Farm

as

Trixie

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

as

Chaperone (uncredited)

Hello, Annapolis

1942

Hello, Annapolis

as

Miss Jenkins

Picture Brides

1934

Picture Brides

as

Gwen, British Bride

Wife and Auto Trouble

1916

Wife and Auto Trouble

as

The Speedy Stenographer

French Fried Patootie

1941

French Fried Patootie

as

Fifi

Because He Loved Her

1916

Because He Loved Her

as

The Cashier

Wicked

1931

Wicked

as

Arlene

The Accusing Finger

1936

The Accusing Finger

as

Younger Woman on Bus

1925 Studio Tour

1925

1925 Studio Tour

as

Self

The Devil's Passkey

1920

The Devil's Passkey

as

La Belle Odera

The Triflers

1924

The Triflers

as

Marjorie Stockton

Married Flirts

1924

Married Flirts

as

Jill Wetherell

Husband Hunters

1927

Husband Hunters

as

Marie Devere

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

as

Lil

Marie Antoinette

1938

Marie Antoinette

as

Mme. La Motte (uncredited)

The Truthful Sex

1926

The Truthful Sex

as

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Dance of the Cookoos

as

Mrs. Hardy

Beloved

1934

Beloved

as

Marie

I Like it That Way

1934

I Like it That Way

as

Elsie

The Stork Club

1945

The Stork Club

as

Vera

The Road to Ruin

1934

The Road to Ruin

as

Mrs. Monroe (uncredited)

Her Husband's Friend

1920

Her Husband's Friend

as

Clarice

Something to Shout About

1943

Something to Shout About

as

Samson's Secretary

The Nutcracker

1926

The Nutcracker

as

Martha Slipaway

Extra! Extra!

1932

Extra! Extra!

as

Madam Olga

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

as

Production

Crew

Directing