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 ... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

2.5

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Birthday

April 05, 1908

Deathday

October 06, 1989

Known for

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961
7.3
All About Eve

All About Eve

1950
8.1
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985
0.0
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962
7.9
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

2005
5.0
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964
7.3
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938
7.0
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978
7.1
The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods

1980
5.9
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985
6.5
Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964
6.9
Deception

Deception

1946
6.5
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937
6.5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982
6.6
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941
6.9
Bordertown

Bordertown

1935
5.9
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942
7.4
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979
3.8
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939
7.0
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976
6.5
Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936
5.7
Wicked Stepmother

Wicked Stepmother

1989
4.5
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949
6.7
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941
6.9
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932
6.3
Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

1978
5.9
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932
6.2
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944
6.7
The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

1955
7.2
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932
6.3
Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting

1948
6.5
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946
6.3
The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

1945
7.2
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
6.0
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942
6.8
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941
7.5
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940
7.2
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941
6.9
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934
6.5
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939
7.0
Storm Center

Storm Center

1956
6.5
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

1944
7.3
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938
4.7
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
6.5
A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

1937
5.0
Shining Victory

Shining Victory

1941
5.9
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935
5.5
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939
6.3
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936
7.1
The Nanny

The Nanny

1965
6.9
The Letter

The Letter

1940
7.3
Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943
6.8
The Whales of August

The Whales of August

1987
7.0
Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

1934
6.2
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

1941
7.0
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982
10.0
Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934
6.3
Special Agent

Special Agent

1935
6.2
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935
6.6
Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

1933
6.1
Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933
5.6
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937
7.0
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

1964
5.9
Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison

1951
6.7
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934
6.4
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943
7.0
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959
5.9
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951
6.0
Madame Sin

Madame Sin

1972
6.7
The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game

1972
7.4
Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952
6.2
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987
6.4
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan

2017
0.0
The Empty Canvas

The Empty Canvas

1963
5.9
The Star

The Star

1952
7.2
The Anniversary

The Anniversary

1968
6.5
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1931
6.9
Juarez

Juarez

1939
6.5
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932
7.2
The Working Man

The Working Man

1933
6.6
The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

1934
5.6
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

1937
5.4
Bunny O'Hare

Bunny O'Hare

1971
5.6
So Big!

So Big!

1932
5.6
It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After

1937
7.0
The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us

1932
4.6
June Bride

June Bride

1948
7.2
The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair

1956
7.1
The Sisters

The Sisters

1938
5.8
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005
7.8
Hairway to the Stars

Hairway to the Stars

1989
0.0
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

1959
6.8
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

1932
7.2
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018
5.9
The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1931
5.4
Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935
5.8
Hell's House

Hell's House

1932
5.1
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

1933
5.9
Backstory: 'All About Eve'

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

2000
0.0
Way Back Home

Way Back Home

1931
6.2
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982
6.0
Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973
6.1
Right of Way

Right of Way

1983
7.3
Housewife

Housewife

1934
7.7
Madonna: Madame X

Madonna: Madame X

2021
7.5
The Girl from 10th Avenue

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935
6.5
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936
6.1
The Menace

The Menace

1932
4.5
The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976
8.0
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933
6.0
Seed

Seed

1931
6.0
Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms

1970
5.5
White Mama

White Mama

1980
8.0
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1979
9.2
Skyward

Skyward

1980
6.9
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984
10.0
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

1982
7.8
The Decorator

The Decorator

1965
6.0
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

1986
0.0
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994
0.0
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

2006
6.7
Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel: Legend of the South

2006
7.0
A Present with a Future

A Present with a Future

1943
6.0
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013
5.5
As Summers Die

As Summers Die

1986
6.2
The Andy Williams Christmas Show

The Andy Williams Christmas Show

1962
6.0
Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996
7.5
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019
6.5
Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981
8.0
The Judge and Jake Wyler

The Judge and Jake Wyler

1972
3.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001
8.0
Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936
0.0
All About Bette

All About Bette

1994
7.6
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973
6.0
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

2015
7.5
Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937
6.0
Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

1944
6.5
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

1949
6.0
Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939

1939
7.0
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943
7.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940
6.5
If I Forget You

If I Forget You

1940
5.3
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003
6.7
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

2002
2.0
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988
8.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936
6.0
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

2017
6.0
Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

1974
6.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
7.5
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983
7.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007
4.3
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943
5.3
Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

1943
4.0
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997
6.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997
4.9
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

1986
0.0
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014
7.3
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

2009
4.0
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942
6.0
Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

1996
8.0
Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

2009
0.0
Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling

2013
0.0
The 42nd Street Special

The 42nd Street Special

1933
5.3
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982
6.7
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

1972
0.0
Miss Moffat

Miss Moffat

...
0.0
Mickey's 50

Mickey's 50

1978
0.0
Bride of Trailer Camp

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001
0.0
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982
0.0
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957
7.7
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
6.6
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
6.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
7.8
The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964
4.5
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962
6.4
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
7.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
5.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956
6.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
6.3
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

1978
7.6
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
6.3
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
6.3
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978
7.4
Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013
5.0
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957
6.6
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993
4.5
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
6.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982
5.4
Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

1974
6.0
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971
7.5
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968
7.2
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968
6.8
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
6.9
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Suspicion

Suspicion

1957
5.9
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
7.3
Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

1954
2.0
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974
6.7
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967
6.9
Laugh-In

Laugh-In

1977
5.8
Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981
0.0
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
6.2
The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994
6.5

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