Bette Davis

Acting · Born 1908-04-05 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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…

Filmography

• All About Eve as Margo Channing
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Baby Jane Hudson
• Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Charlotte Hollis
• Jezebel as Julie Marsden
• Death on the Nile as Marie Van Schuyler
• Now, Voyager as Charlotte Vale
• The Petrified Forest as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
• The Letter as Leslie Crosbie
• Pocketful of Miracles as Apple Annie
• The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert as Self (archive footage)

TV

• Perry Mason as Constant Doyle
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Miss Fox
• Gunsmoke as Etta Stone
• General Electric Theater as Miss Burrows
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Aimee's mother
• The Hollywood Palace as Self
• The Virginian as Celia Miller
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Irene Van Buren
• The 20th Century Fox Hour as Marie Hoke
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self