Bette Davis

Oyuncu Doğum: 1908-04-05 • Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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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 with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theater roles to her credit. In 1999, Davis was placed second, after Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of all time.

Bette Davis

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Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)

Showbiz Goes to War

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Mickey's 50

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Family Reunion

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Disappearance of Aimee

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Perde Açılıyor

White Mama

Arayış

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

V.I.P. Schaukel

Küçük Bebeğe Ne Oldu?

Madonna: Madame X

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

The Ford Television Theatre

Alfred Hitchcock Sunar

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Perry Mason

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

Öldürünceye Kadar

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

All About Bette

Dinle Beni Marlon

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Aşk Yolcuları

Right of Way

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

The Kennedy Center Honors

Lo scopone scientifico

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Pocketful of Miracles

Hollywood Canteen

The Letter

It Takes a Thief

The Corn Is Green

All This, and Heaven Too

Madame Sin

The Star

The Catered Affair

The Man Who Played God

Housewife

Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir

This Is Joan Collins

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Nil'de Ölüm

The Petrified Forest

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Old Maid

Kid Galahad

Old Acquaintance

It's Love I'm After

June Bride

Skyward

The Oscars

What's My Line?

Jezebel

Karanlık Zafer

The Great Lie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

The Whales of August

Breakdowns of 1941

Hairway to the Stars

Jezebel: Legend of the South

A Present with a Future

Show-Business at War

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette