Acting · b. 1908 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Bette Davis

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...

Acting
Madonna: Madame X Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021 Morceaux de Cannes 2021 Mike Wallace Is Here (archive footage) 2019 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2018 Bette and Joan Self (archive footage) 2017 Bette Davis: Larger Than Life Self (archive footage) 2017 Listen to Me Marlon Self (archive footage) 2015 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire Self - Actress (archive footage) 2014 Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored Self (archive footage) 2013 Footsteps on the Ceiling Margo Channing (archive footage) 2013 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009 The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka Self (archive footage) 2009 Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis Self (archive footage) 2009 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) 2007 Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition Self (archive footage) 2006 Jezebel: Legend of the South Self (archive footage) 2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story Self (archive footage) 2006 The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert Self (archive footage) 2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn Queen Elizabeth (archive footage) 2005 How Real is 'The Star'? Self (archive footage) 2005 Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self (archive footage) 2002 Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Self (archive footage) 2001 Bride of Trailer Camp (archive footage) 2001 Backstory: 'All About Eve' Self (archive footage) 2000 Frank Capra's American Dream Self (archive footage) 1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Self (archive footage) 1997 Joan Crawford: Always the Star Self (archive footage) 1996 Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis Self (archive footage) 1996 Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill Self (archive footage) 1994
Other Credits
All About My Mother In Memory Of 1999 A Stolen Life Producer 1946
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