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Bette Davis‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1908-04-05

Popularity

star18.5

Bette Davis

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Bette Davis

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1908-04-05

Popularity

star18.5

Biography

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theater roles to her credit. In 1999, Davis was placed second, after Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of all time.

Movie Credits

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles‌
star7.3
calendar 1961

All About Eve

All About Eve‌
star8.1
calendar 1950

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?‌
star7.9
calendar 1962

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert‌
star5.0
calendar 2005

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte‌
star7.2
calendar 1964

Jezebel

Jezebel‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods‌
star5.9
calendar 1980

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors‌
star6.4
calendar 1985

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette‌
star6.3
calendar 1978

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

Deception

Deception‌
star6.5
calendar 1946

Marked Woman

Marked Woman‌
star6.5
calendar 1937

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid‌
star6.6
calendar 1982

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

Bordertown

Bordertown‌
star5.9
calendar 1935

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager‌
star7.3
calendar 1942

The Horror Show

The Horror Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Dark Victory

Dark Victory‌
star7.0
calendar 1939

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings‌
star6.5
calendar 1976

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady‌
star5.9
calendar 1936

Wicked Stepmother

Wicked Stepmother‌
star4.5
calendar 1989

Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.‌
star7.1
calendar 1941

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing‌
star6.5
calendar 1932

Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain‌
star5.9
calendar 1978

Three on a Match

Three on a Match‌
star6.2
calendar 1932

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington‌
star6.6
calendar 1944

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton‌
star6.3
calendar 1932

Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green‌
star7.1
calendar 1945

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

In This Our Life

In This Our Life‌
star6.7
calendar 1942

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes‌
star7.5
calendar 1941

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too‌
star7.3
calendar 1940

The Great Lie

The Great Lie‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage‌
star6.4
calendar 1934

The Old Maid

The Old Maid‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Storm Center

Storm Center‌
star6.4
calendar 1956

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen‌
star7.3
calendar 1944

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

Shining Victory

Shining Victory‌
star5.9
calendar 1941

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest‌
star7.1
calendar 1936

The Nanny

The Nanny‌
star6.9
calendar 1965

The Letter

The Letter‌
star7.3
calendar 1940

Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine‌
star6.8
calendar 1943

The Whales of August

The Whales of August‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco‌
star6.1
calendar 1934

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War‌
star10.0
calendar 1982

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent‌
star6.2
calendar 1934

Special Agent

Special Agent‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Dangerous

Dangerous‌
star6.7
calendar 1935

Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons‌
star5.6
calendar 1933

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone‌
star6.1
calendar 1964

Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison‌
star6.6
calendar 1951

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934‌
star6.3
calendar 1934

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance‌
star6.9
calendar 1943

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones‌
star6.1
calendar 1959

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand‌
star6.2
calendar 1951

Madame Sin

Madame Sin‌
star6.8
calendar 1972

The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game‌
star7.3
calendar 1972

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

The Empty Canvas

The Empty Canvas‌
star6.1
calendar 1963

The Star

The Star‌
star7.2
calendar 1952

The Anniversary

The Anniversary‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

Juarez

Juarez‌
star6.5
calendar 1939

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse‌
star7.2
calendar 1932

The Working Man

The Working Man‌
star6.6
calendar 1933

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown‌
star5.6
calendar 1934

That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman‌
star6.1
calendar 1937

Bunny O'Hare

Bunny O'Hare‌
star5.6
calendar 1971

So Big!

So Big!‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us‌
star5.2
calendar 1932

June Bride

June Bride‌
star7.2
calendar 1948

The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

The Sisters

The Sisters‌
star6.1
calendar 1938

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn‌
star7.8
calendar 2005

Hairway to the Stars

Hairway to the Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God‌
star7.4
calendar 1932

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 2018

The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister‌
star5.4
calendar 1931

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

Hell's House

Hell's House‌
star5.3
calendar 1932

Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper‌
star6.1
calendar 1933

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

Backstory: 'All About Eve'‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Way Back Home

Way Back Home‌
star6.2
calendar 1931

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy‌
star6.1
calendar 1973

Right of Way

Right of Way‌
star7.3
calendar 1983

Housewife

Housewife‌
star7.6
calendar 1934

Madonna: Madame X

Madonna: Madame X‌
star7.5
calendar 2021

The Girl from 10th Avenue

The Girl from 10th Avenue‌
star6.5
calendar 1935

The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow‌
star6.1
calendar 1936

The Menace

The Menace‌
star4.5
calendar 1932

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend‌
star7.5
calendar 1986

The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee‌
star8.0
calendar 1976

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

Seed

Seed‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

White Mama

White Mama‌
star8.0
calendar 1980

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter‌
star10.0
calendar 1979

Skyward

Skyward‌
star7.0
calendar 1980

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino‌
star8.0
calendar 1982

The Decorator

The Decorator‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition‌
star7.0
calendar 2006

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel: Legend of the South‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

A Present with a Future

A Present with a Future‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored‌
star5.5
calendar 2013

As Summers Die

As Summers Die‌
star6.2
calendar 1986

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story‌
star7.0
calendar 2006

The Andy Williams Christmas Show

The Andy Williams Christmas Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here‌
star6.3
calendar 2019

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle‌
star6.9
calendar 2018

Family Reunion

Family Reunion‌
star8.0
calendar 1981

The Judge and Jake Wyler

The Judge and Jake Wyler‌
star3.0
calendar 1972

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies‌
star8.0
calendar 2001

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

All About Bette

All About Bette‌
star7.0
calendar 1994

Faye

Faye‌
star6.8
calendar 2024

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Faye

Faye‌
star6.8
calendar 2024

Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944‌
star6.5
calendar 1944

Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War‌
star7.0
calendar 1943

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

If I Forget You

If I Forget You‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour‌
star2.0
calendar 2002

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind‌
star8.0
calendar 1988

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life‌
star6.0
calendar 2017

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year‌
star7.5
calendar 2009

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano‌
star7.3
calendar 1983

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema‌
star4.9
calendar 2007

The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World‌
star5.3
calendar 1943

Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream‌
star6.2
calendar 1997

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire‌
star7.3
calendar 2014

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka‌
star4.0
calendar 2009

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis‌
star8.0
calendar 1996

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

The 42nd Street Special

The 42nd Street Special‌
star5.3
calendar 1933

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Bette Davis

Bette Davis‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Tv Credits

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show‌
star4.0
calendar 1956

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home‌
star7.4
calendar 1978

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Laugh-In

Laugh-In‌
star5.8
calendar 1977

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Suspicion

Suspicion‌
star5.9
calendar 1957

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Parkinson

Parkinson‌
star0.0
calendar 1998