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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) 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 ...
Discovery en Español is an American pay television channel that was launched as the Spanish-language version of the Discovery Channel. It is operated by the Latin American division of Warner Bros. Discovery International in Miami, Florida .
This is a complete filmography of Bette Davis. She began acting in films in 1931, incipiently as a contract player with Universal Studios , where she made her film debut in Bad Sister . She was initially seen as unappealing by studio executives, and was assigned to a string of B-movies early in her career.
A group of theater exhibitors named Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, and Ginger Rogers "Stars of Tomorrow". The ceremony was held at the Ambassador Hotel in Hollywood, and broadcast live on radio. This was Bette's first acting award. 1939 Photoplay Awards: Best Performances (July) Tied with Paul Muni: 1941 Golden Apple Awards Most Cooperative ...
Bette Davis, eventually cast as Stanley Timberlake despite her desire to play the "good sister" Roy, [5] was unhappy with the script. "The book by Miss Glasgow was brilliant," she later recalled. "I never felt the script lived up to the book." [3] Nor did Glasgow. "She minced no words about the film," Davis said. "She was disgusted with the ...
Bette Midler tells Hoda Kotb's "Making Space" podcast that Bette Davis was "not pleased" that she was named after her, recalling an encounter at Elizabeth Taylor's birthday party.
Life observed, "Bette Davis acts with such extraordinary grace, sensitivity, and distinction that hers is already being acclaimed the movie performance of the year." [9] Variety called the film "a virtual cavalcade of early 20th-century American history" and added, "Davis turns in one of her most scintillating performances. Flynn's happy-go ...
The Disappearance of Aimee is a 1976 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Faye Dunaway as the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, co-starring Bette Davis, James Sloyan and James Woods. The film originally premiered as a presentation of Hallmark Hall of Fame on NBC on November 17, 1976.