Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/5/1908
Place of Birth
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
The First Lady of FilmRuth Elizabeth DavisThe Fourth Warner Brother
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...
Known For
The Empty Canvas
as Dino's Mother
Bordertown
as Mrs. Marie Roark
Now, Voyager
as Charlotte Vale
Marked Woman
as Mary Dwight Strauber
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
Death on the Nile
as Marie Van Schuyler
Skyward
as Billie Dupree
Burnt Offerings
as Aunt Elizabeth
Waterloo Bridge
as Janet Cronin
The Letter
as Leslie Crosbie
The Star
as Margaret Elliot
Connecting Rooms
as Wanda Fleming
Winter Meeting
as Susan Grieve
Parachute Jumper
as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent
Seed
as Margaret Carter
Deception
as Christine Radcliffe
Ex-Lady
as Helen Bauer
The Scapegoat
as Countess
Juarez
as Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg
Shining Victory
Unknown Role
Career Timeline
2017
2013
2009
2006
2005
2001
1997
1996
1994
1987
1986
1985
1983
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Deception") (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
as Esther McDonald Cimino
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1980
1979
1978
1973
1972
1968
1964
1962
1959
1957
1956
1955
1953
1952
1951
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Fay Wilson
Three on a Match
as Ruth Westcott
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Madge Norwood
The Dark Horse
as Kay Russell
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Malbro
So Big!
as Miss Dallas O'Mara
The Man Who Played God
as Grace Blair
Hell's House
as Peggy Gardner
The Menace
as Peggy Lowell