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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | This Is Joan CollinsMovie | Self (Archive Footage) | 114 |
| 2021 | Morceaux de CannesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 113 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is HereMovie | (archive footage) | 111 |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 110 |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan CarrMovie | Self (archive) | 109 |
| 2017 | Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2015 | Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 2015 | Listen to Me MarlonMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 2014 | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireMovie | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2013 | Footsteps on the CeilingMovie | Margo Channing (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredMovie | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2013 | Talking PicturesSeries | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2011 | VitoMovie | Self (archive) | 103 |
| 2011 | Marilyn at the MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 103 |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearMovie | Self (archive footage) | 101 |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 98 |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol FlynnMovie | Queen Elizabeth (archive footage) | 97 |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American DreamMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the StarMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1995 | Legends in Light: The Photography of George HurrellMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1994 | The World of HammerSeries | Self (archive footage) | 86 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 1987 | The Whales of AugustMovie | Libby Strong | 79 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the LegendMovie | archive footage | 78 |
| 1986 | Directed by William WylerMovie | Self | 78 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersMovie | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | (archive footage) | 76 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 75 |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie | (in "Deception") (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 74 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David LettermanSeries | Self - Guest | 74 |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at LastSeries | Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt | 74 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to WarMovie | (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1982 | A Piano for Mrs. CiminoMovie | Esther McDonald Cimino | 74 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie | — | 74 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 71 |
| 1978 | Return from Witch MountainMovie | Letha Wedge | 70 |
| 1978 | The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeSeries | Widow Fortune | 70 |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50Movie | Self | 70 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries | Self | 70 |
| 1978 | Death on the NileMovie | Marie Van Schuyler | 70 |
| 1977 | Laugh-InSeries | Guest Performer | 69 |
| 1976 | Burnt OfferingsMovie | Aunt Elizabeth | 68 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 66 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series | Self | 65 |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 63 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSeries | Self | 63 |
| 1970 | Connecting RoomsMovie | Wanda Fleming | 62 |
| 1968 | It Takes a ThiefSeries | Bessie Grindel | 60 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 60 |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1965 | The NannyMovie | Nanny | 57 |
| 1965 | The DecoratorMovie | Liz | 57 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie | Charlotte Hollis | 56 |
| 1963 | The Empty CanvasMovie | Dino's Mother | 55 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | Celia Miller | 54 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 54 |
| 1962 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie | Baby Jane Hudson | 54 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Host | 53 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of MiraclesMovie | Apple Annie | 53 |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries | Sarah Whitney | 51 |
| 1959 | John Paul JonesMovie | Empress Catherine the Great | 51 |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainSeries | Ella Lindstrom | 49 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Constant Doyle | 49 |
| 1957 | SuspicionSeries | Mrs. Wilfred Ellis | 49 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1956 | The Catered AffairMovie | Agnes Hurley | 48 |
| 1956 | Telephone TimeSeries | — | 48 |
| 1956 | Storm CenterMovie | Alicia Hull | 48 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Miss Fox | 47 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Etta Stone | 47 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourSeries | Marie Hoke | 47 |
| 1954 | Reflets de CannesSeries | Self | 46 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Christine Marlowe | 45 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreSeries | Dolley Madison | 44 |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a StrangerMovie | Marie Hoke | 44 |
| 1952 | The StarMovie | Margaret Elliot | 44 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Aimee's mother | 43 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Irene Van Buren | 43 |
| 1950 | All About EveMovie | Margo Channing | 42 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 42 |
| 1949 | Beyond the ForestMovie | Rosa Moline | 41 |
| 1948 | June BrideMovie | Linda Gilman | 40 |
| 1945 | The Corn Is GreenMovie | Miss Lilly Christabel Moffat | 37 |
| 1944 | Hollywood CanteenMovie | Self | 36 |
| 1944 | Mr. SkeffingtonMovie | Fanny Trellis | 36 |
| 1944 | Breakdowns of 1944Movie | Self | 36 |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at WarMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the WorldMovie | Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage) | 35 |
| 1943 | Old AcquaintanceMovie | Kit Marlowe | 35 |
| 1943 | Stars on HorsebackMovie | — | 35 |
| 1943 | A Present with a FutureMovie | Mother | 35 |
| 1942 | Now, VoyagerMovie | Charlotte Vale | 34 |
| 1942 | In This Our LifeMovie | Stanley Timberlake Kingsmill | 34 |
| 1941 | The Great LieMovie | Maggie Patterson Van Allen | 33 |
| 1941 | Shining VictoryMovie | — | 33 |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1941 | The Little FoxesMovie | Regina Hubbard Giddens | 33 |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to DinnerMovie | Maggie Cutler | 33 |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven TooMovie | Henriette Deluzy-Desportes | 32 |
| 1940 | The LetterMovie | Leslie Crosbie | 32 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie | Self | 32 |
| 1939 | Dark VictoryMovie | Judith Traherne | 31 |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexMovie | Queen Elizabeth | 31 |
| 1939 | The Old MaidMovie | Charlotte Lovell | 31 |
| 1939 | JuarezMovie | Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg | 31 |
| 1939 | Breakdowns of 1939Movie | Self | 31 |
| 1938 | JezebelMovie | Julie Marsden | 30 |
| 1938 | The SistersMovie | Louise Elliott Medlin | 30 |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938Movie | Self (archive footage) | 30 |
| 1937 | Marked WomanMovie | Mary Dwight Strauber | 29 |
| 1937 | That Certain WomanMovie | Mary Donnell | 29 |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937Movie | Self | 29 |
| 1937 | It's Love I'm AfterMovie | Joyce Arden | 29 |
| 1936 | The Petrified ForestMovie | Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple | 28 |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936Movie | Self | 28 |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Movie | Self | 28 |
| 1935 | Front Page WomanMovie | Ellen Garfield | 27 |
| 1935 | DangerousMovie | Joyce Heath | 27 |
| 1935 | Special AgentMovie | Julie Gardner | 27 |
| 1935 | BordertownMovie | Mrs. Marie Roark | 27 |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes TrueMovie | — | 27 |
| 1934 | Of Human BondageMovie | Mildred Rogers | 26 |
| 1934 | Fog Over FriscoMovie | Arlene Bradford | 26 |
| 1934 | The Big ShakedownMovie | Norma Nelson | 26 |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934Movie | Lynn Mason | 26 |
| 1933 | The Working ManMovie | Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey | 25 |
| 1933 | Parachute JumperMovie | Patricia 'Alabama' Brent | 25 |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing PersonsMovie | Norma Roberts | 25 |
| 1933 | Ex-LadyMovie | Helen Bauer | 25 |
| 1932 | Three on a MatchMovie | Ruth Westcott | 24 |
| 1932 | The MenaceMovie | Peggy Lowell | 24 |
| 1932 | 20,000 Years in Sing SingMovie | Fay Wilson | 24 |
| 1932 | The Dark HorseMovie | Kay Russell | 24 |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with UsMovie | Malbro | 24 |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played GodMovie | Grace Blair | 24 |