Mistinguett- Star- Casino de Paris, Folies Bergère & Moulin Rouge (Her Risqué Routines Made Her World’s Highest Paid Female Entertainer- She Was First to Insure Her legs)
Helen Kane - the “boop-boop-a-doop” girl 1929 The voice and inspiration of Betty Boop character Actually several people first voiced Betty Boop, but Mae Questel became the permanent voice in Helen Kane was never the voice.
Actress Helen Kane, the inspiration for the Betty Boop cartoons, never received royalties or credit for them. She was a striking and unique performer who began in Vaudeville. ( So who really was the inspiration )