Bette Davis
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday5 April 1908
Died6 October 1989 (age 81)
Place of birthLowell, Massachusetts, USA
Known credits226
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 wi…
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2023
This Is Joan Collins
2022 · Self (Archive Footage)
Madonna: Madame X
2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 · (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
Bette and Joan
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013 · Margo Channing (archive footage)
Vito
2011 · Self (archive)
Marilyn at the Movies
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis
2009 · Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Self (archive footage)
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
2005 · Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)
How Real is 'The Star'?
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001 · (archive footage)
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000 · Self (archive footage)
All About My Mother
1999 · In Memory Of
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis
1996 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994 · Self (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
All About Bette
1994 · Self
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self (archive footage)
Wicked Stepmother
1989 · Miranda Pierpoint
Hairway to the Stars
1989 · Self [Archive Footage]
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
South of Reno
1988
The Whales of August
1987 · Libby Strong
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