
Bette Davis
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- 5 Nisan 1908 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- 6 Ekim 1989
Biyografi
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.
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Filmografi
- 1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
- This Is Joan Collins · Kendisi
- Madonna: Madame X · Kendisi
- Morceaux de Cannes · Kendisi
- Mike Wallace Is Here · (archive footage)
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood · Kendisi
- Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben · Kendisi
- The Fabulous Allan Carr · Kendisi
- Bette and Joan · Kendisi
- Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn · Kendisi
- Dinle Beni Marlon · Kendisi
- Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir · Kendisi
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored · Kendisi
- Talking Pictures · Kendisi
- Footsteps on the Ceiling · Margo Channing (archive footage)
- Vito · Kendisi
- Marilyn at the Movies · Kendisi
- 田中絹代の旅立ち~占領下の日米親善芸術使節~ · Kendisi
- Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis · Kendisi
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · Kendisi
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema · Kendisi
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition · Kendisi
- Jezebel: Legend of the South · Kendisi
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Kendisi
- The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert · Kendisi
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn · Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)
- How Real is 'The Star'? · Kendisi
- Complicated Women · Kendisi
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour · Kendisi
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies · Kendisi
- Bride of Trailer Camp · (archive footage)
- Backstory: 'All About Eve' · Kendisi
- Annem Hakkında Her Şey · In Memory Of
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender · Kendisi
- Frank Capra's American Dream · Kendisi
- Joan Crawford: Always the Star · Kendisi
- Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis · Kendisi
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · Kendisi
- Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell · Kendisi
- Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill · Kendisi
- The World of Hammer · Kendisi
- All About Bette · Kendisi
- Intimate Portrait · Kendisi
- Wicked Stepmother · Miranda Pierpoint
- Hairway to the Stars · Self [Archive Footage]
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · Kendisi
- South of Reno
- The Whales of August · Libby Strong
- Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood · (archive footage)
- As Summers Die · Hannah Loftin
- Directed by William Wyler · Kendisi
- Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend · archive footage
- Bette Davis à la Cinémathèque française · Kendisi
- Murder with Mirrors · Carrie Louise Serrocold
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers · Kendisi
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · (archive footage)
- Right of Way · Miniature Dwyer
- Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano · Kendisi
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · Kendisi
- Showbiz Goes to War · (archive footage)
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last · Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt
- Hotel · Laura Trent
- Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady · Kendisi
- Ölü Adamlar Ekose Giymez · (in "Deception") (archive footage)
- Showbiz Ballyhoo · Kendisi
- Night of 100 Stars · Kendisi
- A Piano for Mrs. Cimino · Esther McDonald Cimino
- Late Night with David Letterman · Kendisi
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! · Kendisi
- Arayış · Elizabeth Winfield
- Family Reunion · Elizabeth Winfield
- Skyward · Billie Dupree
- The Watcher in the Woods · Mrs. Aylwood
- White Mama · Estelle Malone
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter · Lucy Mason
- The Horror Show · (archive footage)
- The Kennedy Center Honors · Kendisi
- Mickey's 50 · Kendisi
- Nil'de Ölüm · Marie Van Schuyler
- Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette · Marie Van Schuyler











