Bette Davis

Actor. Born 5 April 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Died 6 October 1989.

Titles on Fi1m9 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 9 titles

Oscars2 won · 9 nominated

Born

5 April 1908, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 October 1989

Active

1938–1962

Frequently works with

Casey Robinson, William Wyler, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hal B. Wallis, Herbert Marshall, Herman Shumlin

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Bette’s work 3 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 795

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 9 of 9 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 18 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $13m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 9 nominated
Active: 1938–1962

Genres

Drama8
Romance4
Thriller2
Crime1
Horror1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestAll About Eve1950

64WorstAll This, and Heaven Too1940

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

451930s

211940s

221950s

111960s

181970s

191980s

11990s

22000s

22010s

12020s

Bette Davis

Bette Davis in numbers