Bette Davis

Bette Davis

ActorCrewProducer Apr 5 (died age 81) Lowell, Massachusetts, USA 1931–2021 (90 year career)
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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 fo…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (213)

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Movies (174)

Madonna: Madame X

Madonna: Madame X

2021

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.5
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
2.0
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as (archive footage)

6.5
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

7.3
Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling

2013

as Margo Channing (archive footage)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

2009

as Self (archive footage)

4.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

as Self (archive footage)

4.3
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel: Legend of the South

2006

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

2005

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

as Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)

7.8
How Real is 'The Star'?

How Real is 'The Star'?

2005

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

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

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

2002

as Self (archive footage)

2.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Bride of Trailer Camp

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001

as (archive footage)

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

4.9
Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

1996

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
All About Bette

All About Bette

1994

as Self

7.6
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Wicked Stepmother

Wicked Stepmother

1989

as Miranda Pierpoint

4.5
Hairway to the Stars

Hairway to the Stars

1989

as Self [Archive Footage]

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
The Whales of August

The Whales of August

1987

as Libby Strong

7.0
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as (archive footage)

6.4
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

1986

as Self

Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

1986

as Self

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

1986

as Hannah Loftin

6.2
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Carrie Louise Serrocold

6.5
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983

as Self

7.3
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
Right of Way

Right of Way

1983

as Miniature Dwyer

7.3
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "Deception") (archive footage)

6.7
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

as (archive footage)

10.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

1982

as Esther McDonald Cimino

7.8
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982

as Self (archive footage)

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981

as Elizabeth Winfield

8.0
The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods

1980

as Mrs. Aylwood

5.9
Skyward

Skyward

1980

as Billie Dupree

6.9
White Mama

White Mama

1980

as Estelle Malone

8.0
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

3.8
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1979

as Lucy Mason

9.2
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978

as Marie Van Schuyler

7.1
Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

1978

as Letha Wedge

5.9
Mickey's 50

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978

as Marie Van Schuyler

The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

as Minnie Kennedy

8.0
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976

as Aunt Elizabeth

6.5
Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

1974
6.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973

as Mrs. Elliott

6.1
Madame Sin

Madame Sin

1972

as Madame Sin

6.7
The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game

1972

as 'A vecchia

7.4
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

1972

as Self

The Judge and Jake Wyler

The Judge and Jake Wyler

1972

as Judge Meredith

3.0
Bunny O'Hare

Bunny O'Hare

1971

as Bunny O'Hare

5.6
Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms

1970

as Wanda Fleming

5.5
The Anniversary

The Anniversary

1968

as Mrs. Taggart

6.5
The Nanny

The Nanny

1965

as Nanny

6.9
The Decorator

The Decorator

1965

as Liz

6.0
Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964

as Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips

6.9
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Charlotte Hollis

7.3
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

1964

as Mrs. Gerald Hayden

5.9
The Empty Canvas

The Empty Canvas

1963

as Dino's Mother

5.9
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

as Baby Jane Hudson

7.9
The Andy Williams Christmas Show

The Andy Williams Christmas Show

1962
6.0
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Apple Annie

7.3
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

1959

as Countess

6.8
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959

as Empress Catherine the Great

5.9
The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair

1956

as Mrs. Agnes Hurley

7.1
Storm Center

Storm Center

1956

as Alicia Hull

6.6
The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

1955

as Queen Elizabeth I

7.2
Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

as Marie Hoke

6.2
The Star

The Star

1952

as Margaret Elliot

7.2
Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison

1951

as Janet Frobisher

6.8
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

as Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)

6.0
All About Eve

All About Eve

1950

as Margo Channing

8.1
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949

as Rosa Moline

6.7
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

1949

as Self

6.0
June Bride

June Bride

1948

as Linda Gilman

7.2
Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting

1948

as Susan Grieve

6.5
Deception

Deception

1946

as Christine Radcliffe

6.6
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

as Kate Bosworth / Patricia Bosworth

6.3
The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

1945

as Miss Lilly Christabel Moffat

7.2
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Fanny Trellis

6.8
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

1944

as Self

7.3
Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

1944

as Self

6.5
Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943

as Sara Müller

6.8
A Present with a Future

A Present with a Future

1943

as Mother

6.0
Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

1943
4.0
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

as Kit Marlowe

7.0
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

5.3
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

as Self

7.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Self

6.0
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

as Charlotte Vale

7.4
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Stanley Timberlake Kingsmill

6.8
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

6.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Maggie Cutler

6.9
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941

as Regina Hubbard Giddens

7.5
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941

as Joan Winfield

7.0
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

as Maggie Patterson Van Allen

6.9
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0
Shining Victory

Shining Victory

1941
5.9
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self

6.5
If I Forget You

If I Forget You

1940

as Bette Davis

5.3
The Letter

The Letter

1940

as Leslie Crosbie

7.3
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

as Henriette Deluzy-Desportes

7.3
Juarez

Juarez

1939

as Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg

6.5
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939

as Charlotte Lovell

7.0
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939

as Judith Traherne

7.0
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

as Queen Elizabeth

6.3
Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939

1939

as Self

7.0
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

as Julie Marsden

7.0
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Self (archive footage)

4.7
The Sisters

The Sisters

1938

as Louise Elliott Medlin

5.8
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937

as Mary Dwight Strauber

6.5
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as Louise 'Fluff' Phillips

7.0
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

1937

as Mary Donnell

5.4
It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After

1937

as Joyce Arden

7.1
Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

as Self

6.0
A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

1937

as Bette Davis (uncredited)

5.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

7.1
Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936

as Valerie Purvis

5.7
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936

as Daisy Appleby

6.1
Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

as Self

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

1936
Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935

as Ellen Garfield

5.8
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935

as Joyce Heath

6.6
Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

as Mrs. Marie Roark

5.9
Special Agent

Special Agent

1935

as Julie Gardner

6.2
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935
5.5
The Girl from 10th Avenue

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935

as Miriam A. Brady

6.5
Housewife

Housewife

1934

as Patricia Berkeley

7.1
Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

as Joan Martin

6.3
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934

as Mildred Rogers

6.5
The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

1934

as Norma Nelson

5.6
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

as Lynn Mason

6.4
Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

1934

as Arlene Bradford

6.2
The 42nd Street Special

The 42nd Street Special

1933

as Self (uncredited)

5.3
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

1933

as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent

5.9
Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

as Norma Roberts

5.6
Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

1933

as Helen Bauer

6.1
The Working Man

The Working Man

1933

as Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey

6.6
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933

as Ginger

6.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

as Fay Wilson

6.3
So Big!

So Big!

1932

as Miss Dallas O'Mara

5.6
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

as Ruth Westcott

6.2
The Menace

The Menace

1932

as Peggy Lowell

4.5
Hell's House

Hell's House

1932

as Peggy Gardner

5.1
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932

as Kay Russell

7.2
The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us

1932

as Malbro

4.8
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

as Madge Norwood

6.3
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

1932

as Grace Blair

7.2
Way Back Home

Way Back Home

1931

as Mary Lucy Duffy

6.2
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1931

as Janet Cronin

6.9
The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1931

as Laura Madison

5.4
Seed

Seed

1931

as Margaret Carter

6.0
Miss Moffat

Miss Moffat

as Miss Moffat

Television (39)

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.8
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998

as Self (archive footage)

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt

5.4
Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981

as Elizabeth Winfield

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

as Self

7.4
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

1978

as Widow Fortune

7.6
Laugh-In

Laugh-In

1977

as Guest Performer

5.8
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

as Self

6.7
Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

1974

as Mother

6.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

6.3
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

as Self

7.5
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

6.8
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968

as Bessie Grindel

7.2
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

as Self

6.9
The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

as Self

4.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Celia Miller

6.4
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Co-Host

5.4
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Sarah Whitney

6.3
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Constant Doyle

7.7
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

as Ella Lindstrom

6.6
Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

as Mrs. Wilfred Ellis

5.9
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

5.9
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
6.3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Miss Fox

7.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Etta Stone

6.6
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Marie Hoke

5.4
Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

1954

as Self

2.0
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Miss Burrows

6.4
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Dolley Madison

7.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Aimee's mother

8.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Irene Van Buren

7.2
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

as Self

6.9
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Presenter

7.2