Bette Davis

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 106 films (1931–1983) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 29 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1941 Land Of Liberty. ▶ Cecil B. DeMille 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. William Keighley 94 min B&W
1941 The Great Lie unknown 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1941 The Little Foxes. Samuel Goldwyn presents ; directed by William Wyler ; screen play by Lillian Hellman. 116 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN ▶ Delmer Daves 126 min 16mm B&W
1942 In This Our Life. John Huston 97 min. B&W
1942 Now, voyager Irving Rapper 117 min B&W
1942 Now, Voyager. unknown 117 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 The Man who came to dinner William Keighley 112 min B&W
1942 The man who came to dinner. William Keighley 112 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 The Man Who Came To Dinner. William Keighley 112 min B&W
1943 Old Acquaintance unknown 110 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 SHOW BUSINESS AT WAR ▶ March of Time 16mm B&W
1943 Watch On The Rhine Contemporary Films 114 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 Watch on the Rhine Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:19:00 16mm B&W sound
1943 WATCH ON THE RHINE. Hal Mohr, Herman Shumlin 3300 16mm B&W sound
1944 MR. SKEFFINGTON. Vincent Sherman 146 min B&W
1945 Hollywood Canteen. Delmer Daves 124 min B&W
1945 The Corn Is Green. Irving Rapper 114 min B&W
1946 A STOLEN LIFE director, Curtis Bernhardt. 3800 16mm B&W sound
1946 Deception. Irving Rapper 112 min 35mm sound
1948 JUNE BRIDE. Bretaigne Windust 96 min 16mm B&W sound
1948 June Bride. Bretaigne Windust 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Winter Meeting. Bretaigne Windust 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Beyond The Forest. King Vidor 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Payment On Demand. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Another Man’s Poison. Dougfair Corp. 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Phone Call From a Stranger Jean Negulesco 1:05 B&W
1952 Phone Call From A Stranger. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 THE STAR. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 THE VIRGIN QUEEN. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Catered Affair. Loew’s Incorporated 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 John Paul Jones. John Paul Jones Productions Inc. 126 min 35mm Color sound
1959 The Scapegoat Robert Hamer 92 min B&W
1960s [Fantasy and sci-fi--trailers.] 11 16mm Color & B&W sound
1961 Pocketful Of Miracles. Franton Productions 131 min 35mm Color sound
1962 What Ever Happened To Baby Jane warner brothers 134 min 16mm B&W sound
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Associates & Aldrich Company Inc 2:14:00 16mm B&W sound
1962 Whatever happened to Baby Jane? Associates & Aldrich Co. for Seven Arts Productions ; produced and directed by Robert Aldrich ; executive producer, Kenneth Hyman ; screenplay, Lukas Heller. 132 16mm B&W sound
1964 Dead Ringer Paul Henreid
1964 Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Associates & Aldrich Co. Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 135 min 35mm B&W sound
1964 The empty canvas producer, Carlo Ponti ; director, Damiano Damiani ; screenplay by Damiani, Tonino Guerra and Ugo Liberatore. 118 16mm B&W sound
1964 Where Love Has Gone Paramount Pictures Corp. & Embassy Pictures Corp. 111 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Nanny. Hammer Film Productions Ltd. 89 min 35mm B&W sound
1968 The Anniversary Roy Ward Baker 95 min Color
1971 Bunny O’Hare American International Productions 93 min Color sound
1972 Madame Sin David Greene 90 min Color
1972 The Judge And Jake Wyler Universal Studios production. Distributor: MCA-TV 106 min Color sound
1973 Scream, Pretty Peggy Universal City Studios, Inc 80 min Color sound
1975 Sister Archdiocesan Communications Center 7 reels 16mm sound