- She already managed the breakthrough in the German film business in 1920 and she impersonated numerous roles in movies with promising titles as: "Indische Rache" (1920), "Das schwarze Boot" (1920) and "Der langsame Tod" (1920).
- With her exotic roles in numerous German films of the early 1920's, she became the German equivalent of Theda Bara. But soon her star faded.
- In order to create a more exotic name for her activity she added the name Yong to her name Mabel May and Mabel May-Yong was born. Sometimes she is also credited as Mabel de Jong which probably was her real name.
- In the early twenties years she acted successfully in front of the camera and she often impersonated exotic roles and women.
- Because of her popularity the film business became aware of the graceful dancer and she made her screen debut with "Allan Quatermain" (1919) - a South Africa production. It was the first filming of the famous novel "King Solomon's Mines" written by Horace Lisle Lucoque.
- The actress Mabel May-Yong began her career as a belly dancer with provocative costumes which reminded to the legendary Mata-Hari.
- She married George Hamilton Young in1902 and had 7 children.
- On her dance side she did a variety of dances including Burlesque, Vaudeville, Belly type Dances, Fan Dances and Tribal dances.
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