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.
Filmography
all 229
Movies 190
self 86
TV Shows 39
Producer 1

Faye (2024)

Madonna: Madame X (2021)

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Always at The Carlyle (2018)

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life (2017)

Bette and Joan (2017)

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)

Talking Pictures (2013)

Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)

The Time That Remains (2012)

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka (2009)

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis (2009)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

Jezebel: Legend of the South (2006)

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)

Hollywood Burn (2006)

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (2006)

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert (2005)

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

Complicated Women (2003)

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)

Backstory: 'All About Eve' (2000)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis (1996)

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill (1994)

Intimate Portrait (1993)

O Espectador que o Cinema Esqueceu (1991)

Wicked Stepmother (1989)

Hairway to the Stars (1989)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

The Whales of August (1987)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

As Summers Die (1986)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

Murder with Mirrors (1985)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

Right of Way (1983)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

Family Reunion (1981)

Sixty Years of Seduction (1981)

Skyward (1980)

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

White Mama (1980)

The Horror Show (1979)

Death on the Nile (1978)

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette (1978)

Laugh-In (1977)

The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Dinah! (1974)

Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)

The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)

The Scopone Game (1972)

Madame Sin (1972)

Bunny O'Hare (1971)

Connecting Rooms (1970)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

The Anniversary (1968)

It Takes a Thief (1968)

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Where Love Has Gone (1964)

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)

Dead Ringer (1964)

The Empty Canvas (1963)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

The Virginian (1962)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The Scapegoat (1959)

John Paul Jones (1959)

Suspicion (1957)

Perry Mason (1957)

Wagon Train (1957)

Storm Center (1956)

The Catered Affair (1956)

Tony Awards (1956)

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

Gunsmoke (1955)

The Virgin Queen (1955)

When the Talkies Were Young (1955)

General Electric Theater (1953)

The Star (1952)

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Another Man's Poison (1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

Payment on Demand (1951)

All About Eve (1950)

What's My Line? (1950)

Beyond the Forest (1949)

June Bride (1948)

Winter Meeting (1948)

Deception (1946)

A Stolen Life (1946)

The Corn Is Green (1945)

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

Old Acquaintance (1943)

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

Watch on the Rhine (1943)

Now, Voyager (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)

The Little Foxes (1941)

The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

The Great Lie (1941)

The Letter (1940)

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

If I Forget You (1940)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

The Old Maid (1939)

Juarez (1939)

Dark Victory (1939)

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

The Sisters (1938)

Jezebel (1938)

It's Love I'm After (1937)

That Certain Woman (1937)

Kid Galahad (1937)

Marked Woman (1937)

Satan Met a Lady (1936)

The Golden Arrow (1936)

The Petrified Forest (1936)

Dangerous (1935)

Special Agent (1935)

Front Page Woman (1935)

The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)

Bordertown (1935)

Housewife (1934)

Of Human Bondage (1934)

Fog Over Frisco (1934)

Jimmy the Gent (1934)

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

The Big Shakedown (1934)

Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)

Ex-Lady (1933)

The Working Man (1933)

The 42nd Street Special (1933)

Parachute Jumper (1933)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

Three on a Match (1932)

The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

The Dark Horse (1932)

So Big! (1932)

The Man Who Played God (1932)

Hell's House (1932)

The Menace (1932)

Way Back Home (1931)

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Seed (1931)

The Bad Sister (1931)

Murder with Mirrors

Miss Moffat
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1908-04-05
Deathday1989-10-06 (81 years old)
Birth NameRuth Elizabeth Davis
Birth PlaceLowell, United States
Height
RelationshipsWilliam Grant Sherry (1945 - 1950), Gary Merrill (1950 - 1960)
ChildrenB. D. Hyman
FatherHarlow Morrell Davis
MotherRuth Augusta 'Ruthie' Favor
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsThe First Lady of Film, Ruth Elizabeth Davis, The Fourth Warner Brother, 베티 데이비스, Μπέτι Ντέιβις, Бетт Дейвіс
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Kennedy Center Honors, Crystal Award, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, Laurel Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Donostia Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, New York Film Critics Circle, Emmy Award, Academy Award for Best Actress
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