Biography
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
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Awards & recognition
- Donostia Award · 1989
- Crystal Award · 1983
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1979
- AFI Life Achievement Award · 1977
- Saturn Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1977
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1939
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1936
- Emmy Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Laurel Awards
- Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
- New York Film Critics Circle
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Volpi Cup — Best Actress
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1942 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1939 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1935 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
All About Eve
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Madame X
Perry Mason
All About My Mother
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
This Is Joan Collins
Listen to Me Marlon
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Little Foxes
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Now, Voyager
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Pocketful of Miracles
The Corn Is Green
Hollywood Canteen
The Letter
Madame Sin
The Catered Affair
The Star
All This, and Heaven Too
Death on the Nile
June Bride
Old Acquaintance
The Old Maid
The Petrified Forest
The Whales of August
The Virgin Queen
What's My Line?
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Great Lie
Jezebel
Kid Galahad
It's Love I'm After
Vito
Dead Ringer
Watch on the Rhine
In This Our Life
Dark Victory
The Dick Cavett Show
The Scapegoat
Another Man's Poison
Mr. Skeffington
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Gunsmoke
Deception
Wagon Train