Bette Davis
1908-04-05 ( 117 years old ) in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Movies

Faye 2024-05-15
Faye 2024-05-15
Madonna: Madame X 2021-09-23
Mike Wallace Is Here 2019-07-26
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 2018-07-27
Always at The Carlyle 2018-05-11
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life 2017-12-18
Bette and Joan 2017-01-01
Listen to Me Marlon 2015-07-29
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014-09-20
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 2013-01-29
Footsteps on the Ceiling 2013-01-01
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka 2009-10-17
Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis 2009-09-11
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema 2007-05-23
Jezebel: Legend of the South 2006-05-30
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story 2006-05-03
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition 2006-01-01
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert 2005-06-18
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005-04-05
Complicated Women 2003-05-06
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002-12-04
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 2001-10-07
Backstory: 'All About Eve' 2000-09-09
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997-11-01
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997-01-01
Joan Crawford: Always the Star 1996-09-30
Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis 1996-09-26
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill 1994-09-13
All About Bette 1994-07-17
Wicked Stepmother 1989-02-03
Hairway to the Stars 1989-01-01
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988-10-01
The Whales of August 1987-10-14
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 1987-06-26
As Summers Die 1986-05-18
Directed by William Wyler 1986-05-01
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 1986-04-19
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française 1986-01-01
Murder with Mirrors 1985-02-20
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985-01-01
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984-01-01
Right of Way 1983-11-21
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano 1983-11-02
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Showbiz Goes to War 1982-12-31
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982-05-21
Night of 100 Stars 1982-03-08
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino 1982-02-03
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982-01-01
Family Reunion 1981-10-11
Skyward 1980-11-20
The Watcher in the Woods 1980-04-17
White Mama 1980-03-05
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter 1979-05-13
The Horror Show 1979-02-06
Mickey's 50 1978-11-19
Death on the Nile 1978-09-29
Return from Witch Mountain 1978-03-10
The Disappearance of Aimee 1976-11-17
Burnt Offerings 1976-10-18
Hello Mother, Goodbye! 1974-05-15
Scream, Pretty Peggy 1973-11-24
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 1973-01-01
Bette Davis 1972-12-17
The Judge and Jake Wyler 1972-12-02
The Scopone Game 1972-08-28
Madame Sin 1972-01-15
Bunny O'Hare 1971-10-18
Connecting Rooms 1970-05-01
The Anniversary 1968-02-07
The Nanny 1965-10-07
The Decorator 1965-06-09
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964-12-15
Where Love Has Gone 1964-11-02
Hollywood and the Stars 1964-05-04
Dead Ringer 1964-02-19
The Empty Canvas 1963-12-04
The Andy Williams Christmas Show 1962-12-20
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962-10-31
Pocketful of Miracles 1961-12-18
The Scapegoat 1959-08-06
John Paul Jones 1959-06-16
Storm Center 1956-07-31
The Catered Affair 1956-06-14
The Virgin Queen 1955-07-22
The Star 1952-12-11
Phone Call from a Stranger 1952-02-01
Another Man's Poison 1951-11-20
Payment on Demand 1951-02-03
All About Eve 1950-11-09
Breakdowns of 1949 1949-12-31
Beyond the Forest 1949-10-21
June Bride 1948-10-29
Winter Meeting 1948-04-07
Deception 1946-10-26
A Stolen Life 1946-05-01
The Corn Is Green 1945-03-29
Breakdowns of 1944 1944-12-31
Hollywood Canteen 1944-12-15
Mr. Skeffington 1944-05-25
A Present with a Future 1943-12-01
Old Acquaintance 1943-11-27
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943-10-16
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943-09-25
Watch on the Rhine 1943-08-27
Show-Business at War 1943-05-21
Stars on Horseback 1943-04-23
Breakdowns of 1942 1942-12-31
Now, Voyager 1942-10-22
In This Our Life 1942-05-08
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941-12-24
Breakdowns of 1941 1941-11-14
The Little Foxes 1941-08-29
The Bride Came C.O.D. 1941-07-12
Shining Victory 1941-05-30
The Great Lie 1941-04-05
The Letter 1940-11-21
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940-07-31
All This, and Heaven Too 1940-07-05
If I Forget You 1940-05-01
Breakdowns of 1939 1939-12-31
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939-11-11
The Old Maid 1939-08-16
Juarez 1939-06-10
Dark Victory 1939-04-20
Breakdowns of 1938 1938-12-31
The Sisters 1938-10-14
Jezebel 1938-03-26
Breakdowns of 1937 1937-12-31
It's Love I'm After 1937-10-08
That Certain Woman 1937-08-30
Kid Galahad 1937-05-29
A Day at Santa Anita 1937-05-22
Marked Woman 1937-04-10
Breakdowns of 1936 1936-12-30
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) 1936-09-11
Satan Met a Lady 1936-07-22
The Golden Arrow 1936-05-23
The Petrified Forest 1936-02-08
A Dream Comes True 1935-12-31
Dangerous 1935-12-25
Special Agent 1935-09-14
Front Page Woman 1935-07-11
The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935-06-01
Bordertown 1935-01-23
Housewife 1934-08-11
Of Human Bondage 1934-07-20
Fog Over Frisco 1934-06-02
Jimmy the Gent 1934-03-09
Fashions of 1934 1934-02-14
The Big Shakedown 1934-01-06
Bureau of Missing Persons 1933-09-16
Ex-Lady 1933-05-15
The Working Man 1933-04-20
The 42nd Street Special 1933-02-20
Parachute Jumper 1933-01-28
Just Around the Corner 1933-01-17
20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1932-12-24
Three on a Match 1932-10-29
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932-09-26
The Dark Horse 1932-06-16
The Rich Are Always with Us 1932-05-19
So Big! 1932-04-30
The Man Who Played God 1932-02-09
Hell's House 1932-01-30
The Menace 1932-01-29
Way Back Home 1931-11-13
Waterloo Bridge 1931-09-01
Seed 1931-05-14
The Bad Sister 1931-03-29
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