- Born
- 5 April 1908, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
- First work
- 1931: The Bad Sister
- Peak
- 1935 to 1944 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1989: Wicked Stepmother
- Died
- 6 October 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; aged 81; illness
Bette Davis
Film: actress, United States
Bette Davis was an American actress renowned for her fierce intensity, clipped diction, and refusal to soften difficult characters. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, she established herself at Warner Bros. during the 1930s, earning critical acclaim in Of Human Bondage and winning Academy Awards for Dangerous in 1935 and Jezebel in 1938. Her triumphant performance as Margo Channing in All About Eve in 1950 remains a landmark of American cinema. Davis enjoyed a remarkable late-career resurgence with What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in 1962. She continued acting into her eightieth year before dying in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in October 1989.
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Signature works
- Of Human Bondage film1934
- Dangerous film1935
- Jezebel film1938
- Dark Victory film1939
- The Little Foxes film1941
- Now, Voyager film1942
- All About Eve film1950
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? film1962
Honours
- Academy Award for Best Actress, 1935
- Academy Award for Best Actress, 1938
- AFI Life Achievement Award, 1977
Groups: Warner Bros..