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Mae West, whose career began at 38, is a symbol of charm and self-assurance. But her movie career might have never been, coming only after battling with opposition from her own family. She was originally named Mary, but her family called her Mae, a moniker she kept as her stage name. She was passionate about acting and stardom from a very young age.

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At three-years-old she was already mimicking friends and relatives, and fell in love with the vaudeville performances that her mother took her to see from a young age. West first stepped onto the stage herself in , at the tender age of 14, according to Biography. Her first taste of Broadway came in with a minor part in A La Broadway.

Despite the success of Sometime in , in which she famously danced the shimmy, West remained a feature in vaudeville up until when she came to notoriety with her self-penned play, SEX. Her mother was more supportive — having had a career in modelling she was able to relate to the experience her oldest daughter was living. As a sexy and outspoken actress who loved attention, West decided to make her personality and charm her main asset.

In the s, she began writing and producing her own plays.