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.
| Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 2017 | Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 2013 | Footsteps on the Ceiling | Margo Channing (archive footage) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Queen Elizabeth (archive footage) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1989 | La bruja de mi madre | Miranda Pierpoint | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1987 | Las ballenas de agosto | Libby Strong | ★★★★☆ |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1986 | Testigo sorpresa | Hannah Loftin | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1985 | Murder with Mirrors | Carrie Louise Serrocold | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | ★★★★★ |
| 1984 | Terror en el patio de butacas | Baby Jane Hudson (Archive Footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1983 | Derecho a elegir | Miniature Dwyer | ★★★★☆ |
| 1982 | Cliente muerto no paga | (in "Deception") (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1982 | A Piano for Mrs. Cimino | Esther McDonald Cimino | ★★★★☆ |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | ★★★★★ |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1981 | Family Reunion | Elizabeth Winfield | ★★★★☆ |
| 1980 | Los ojos del bosque | Mrs. Aylwood | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1980 | White Mama | Estelle Malone | ★★★★☆ |
| 1980 | Skyward | Billie Dupree | ★★★★☆ |
| 1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Lucy Mason | ★★★★★ |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1978 | Muerte en el Nilo | Marie Van Schuyler | ★★★★☆ |
| 1978 | Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette | Marie Van Schuyler (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1978 | Los pequeños extraterrestres | Letha Wedge | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1978 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Widow Fortune | ★★★★☆ |
| 1976 | Pesadilla diabólica | Aunt Elizabeth | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1976 | La desaparición de Aimée | Minnie Kennedy | ★★★★☆ |
| 1974 | Hello Mother, Goodbye! | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1974 | Hello Mother, Goodbye! | Mother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1973 | Scream, Pretty Peggy | Mrs. Elliott | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1972 | El mundo extraño de Madame Sin | Madame Sin | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1972 | Sembrando ilusiones | 'A vecchia | ★★★★☆ |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler | Judge Meredith | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1971 | Bunny O'Hare | Bunny O'Hare | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1970 | Habitaciones comunicadas | Wanda Fleming | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1968 | El aniversario | Mrs. Taggart | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1968 | Ladrón sin destino | Bessie Grindel | ★★★★☆ |
| 1965 | A merced del odio | Nanny | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | The Decorator | Liz | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Canción de cuna para un cadáver | Charlotte Hollis | ★★★★☆ |
| 1964 | Su propia víctima | Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Adonde fue el amor | Mrs. Gerald Hayden | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Hollywood and the Stars | (archive footage) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1963 | El tedio | Dino's Mother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1962 | ¿Qué fue de Baby Jane? | Baby Jane Hudson | ★★★★☆ |
| 1962 | The Andy Williams Christmas Show | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1962 | El virginiano | Celia Miller | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1961 | Un gángster para un milagro | Apple Annie | ★★★★☆ |
| 1959 | El capitán Jones | Empress Catherine the Great | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1959 | Donde el círculo termina | Countess | ★★★☆☆ |
| Año | Título | Trabajo | Calificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Una Vida Robada | Producer | ★★★☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Bette Davis
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes:
Humphrey Bogart
Bette Davis y Humphrey Bogart han colaborado 27 veces (la última el 01 de febrero de 2014) en las películas: And the Oscar Goes To..., Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert, The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender, Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers, Going Hollywood: The '30s, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Showbiz Goes to War, Cliente muerto no paga, Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!, Hollywood and the Stars, Breakdowns of 1949, Breakdowns of 1944, Adorables estrellas, Breakdowns of 1942, Breakdowns of 1941, Breakdowns of 1939, Amarga victoria, Breakdowns of 1938, Breakdowns of 1937, Kid Galahad, La mujer marcada, Breakdowns of 1936, El bosque petrificado, Tres vidas de mujer, The Bad Sister.
James Cagney
Bette Davis y James Cagney han colaborado 19 veces (la última el 30 de diciembre de 2023) en las películas: AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special, And the Oscar Goes To..., 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, Mujeres liberadas, Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers, Going Hollywood: The '30s, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Showbiz Goes to War, Cliente muerto no paga, Night of 100 Stars, Hollywood and the Stars, The Voice That Thrilled the World, Show-Business at War, Breakdowns of 1941, Una novia contrareembolso, Breakdowns of 1939, Breakdowns of 1936, A Dream Comes True, A la caza de herederos.
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis y Joan Crawford han colaborado 15 veces (la última el 01 de enero de 2017) en las películas: Bette and Joan, And the Oscar Goes To..., 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema, Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition, Mujeres liberadas, Joan Crawford: Always the Star, Terror en el patio de butacas, Going Hollywood: The '30s, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Cliente muerto no paga, Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!, The Love Goddesses, ¿Qué fue de Baby Jane?, Hollywood Canteen.
Gary Cooper
Bette Davis y Gary Cooper han colaborado 13 veces (la última el 01 de febrero de 2014) en las películas: And the Oscar Goes To..., Mujeres liberadas, Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies, The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender, Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers, Going Hollywood: The '30s, Showbiz Goes to War, Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!, The Love Goddesses, Breakdowns of 1949, Breakdowns of 1944, The Voice That Thrilled the World, Breakdowns of 1941.
James Stewart
Bette Davis y James Stewart han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 30 de diciembre de 2023) en las películas: AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special, And the Oscar Goes To..., 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, Frank Capra's American Dream, Derecho a elegir, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Showbiz Goes to War, Night of 100 Stars, Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!, Breakdowns of 1941, Cavalcade of the Academy Awards, Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1).
Edward G. Robinson
Bette Davis y Edward G. Robinson han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 01 de febrero de 2014) en las películas: And the Oscar Goes To..., Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, Frank Capra's American Dream, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Breakdowns of 1942, Breakdowns of 1941, Breakdowns of 1939, Kid Galahad, Un día en Santa Anita, Breakdowns of 1936, Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1).
Claude Rains
Bette Davis y Claude Rains han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 29 de enero de 2013) en las películas: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, The Horror Show, Engaño, El señor Skeffington, Breakdowns of 1942, La extraña pasajera, Breakdowns of 1941, Juárez, Breakdowns of 1938, Breakdowns of 1937, Breakdowns of 1936.
