Bette Davis
Acting
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…
Filmography
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This Is Joan Collins
2022
Madonna: Madame X
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Bette and Joan
2017
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
Talking Pictures
2013
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
Vito
2011
Marilyn at the Movies
2011
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
2009
Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
How Real is 'The Star'?
2005
Complicated Women
2003
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
Bride of Trailer Camp
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis
1996
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
The World of Hammer
1994
All About Bette
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
Wicked Stepmother
1989
Hairway to the Stars
1989
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
The Whales of August
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
As Summers Die
1986
Directed by William Wyler
1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française
1986
Murder with Mirrors
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Right of Way
1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
Hotel
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Family Reunion
1981
Family Reunion
1981
Skyward
1980
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
White Mama
1980
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
The Horror Show
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Mickey's 50
1978
Death on the Nile
1978
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
Laugh-In
Laugh-In
1977
The Disappearance of Aimee
1976
Burnt Offerings
1976
Dinah!
1974