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Biography

Bette Davis, film legend and iconic super star, reached success in Hollywood's Golden Era. Born on April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts, she presented…more

Born

4/5/1908, Lowell, Massachusetts

Died

10/6/1989

Birth Name

Ruth Elizabeth Davis

Gender

Female

Credits

Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself, on tape
  - S 7: Ep 17 Host: Bing Crosby (Final episode with highlights from past shows)
    2/7/70
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 19 Host: Vincent Edwards / Liza Minnelli / Bette Davis
    2/5/66
  - S 2: Ep 7 Host: Gene Barry / Bette Davis & Olivia de Haviland
    11/7/64
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself, host
  - S 2: Ep 21 Host: Bette Davis / Bert Lahr
    2/20/65
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself, cameo
  - S 2: Ep 16 Host: Bing Crosby / Beverly Garland / Frank McHugh
    1/16/65
Guest Star (43)

Role
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 52 Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill.
    10/14/99
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 45 Show #1130
    4/20/89
  - S 6: Ep 53 Show #0875 (870526)
    5/26/87
- Hotel
  Laura Trent
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hotel
    8/21/82
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 52 November 27, 1978
    11/27/78
  - S 5: Ep 14 October 2, 1978
    10/2/78
  - S 3: Ep 146 April 28, 1977
    4/27/77
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
  - S 26: Ep 1 The Disappearance of Aimee
    11/17/76
- Parkinson (1971)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Bette Davis, Ron Moody
    10/18/75
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 8 Johnny Carson (Celebrity Roast)
    11/2/73
  - S 9: Ep 6 Bette Davis (Celebrity Roast)
    10/19/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Johnny Carson
    11/1/73
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bette Davis
    10/18/73
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 26 720214
    2/14/72
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 156 May 7, 1971
    5/7/71
- Kraft Music Hall
  Host
  - S 13: Ep 23 Kraft Salutes The Oscars
    3/31/71
- It Takes A Thief
  Bessie Grindel
  - S 3: Ep 17 Touch of Magic
    1/26/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 2 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
  - S 9: Ep 2 September 19, 1974
    9/19/74
  - S 6: Ep 156 May 15, 1972
    5/15/72
  - S 6: Ep 39 November 17, 1971
    11/17/71
  - S 5: Ep 119 March 11, 1971
    3/11/71
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 61 November 25, 1969
    11/25/69
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 2 Season 2, Episode 2
    9/17/67
  - S 1: Ep 4 Season 1, Episode 4
    2/26/67
- Gunsmoke
  Ma Stone
  - S 12: Ep 3 The Jailer
    10/1/66
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 4: Ep 160 April 15, 1966
    4/15/66
  - S 4: Ep 159 April 14, 1966
    4/14/66
  - S 4: Ep 158 April 13, 1966
    4/13/66
  - S 4: Ep 157 April 12, 1966
    4/12/66
  - S 4: Ep 156 Week of April 11, 1966
    4/11/66
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 52 November 16, 1965
    11/16/65
  - S 14: Ep 145 March 19, 1976
    3/19/76
  - S 10: Ep 100 January 14, 1972
    1/14/72
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #3
  - S 17: Ep 8 EPISODE #787
    10/24/65
- The Jack Paar Program
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 30 April 24, 1964
    4/24/64
  - S 1: Ep 9 November 16, 1962
    11/16/62
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 2, 1962
    11/2/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 15: Ep 31 EPISODE #706
    3/29/64
  - S 14: Ep 11 EPISODE #638
    11/11/62
  - S 11: Ep 52 EPISODE #528
    8/28/60
  - S 4: Ep 5 EPISODE #123
    10/5/52
- Hollywood and the Stars
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Unsinkable Bette Davis
    11/18/63
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 35: Ep 1 The 35th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/63
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual Academy Awards
    4/6/59
  - S 30: Ep 1 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/58
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
  - S 59: Ep 1 The 59th Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/87
  - + 1 More Credits
- Perry Mason
  Constant Doyle
  - S 6: Ep 16 The Case of Constant Doyle
    1/31/63
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 12 December 20, 1962
    12/20/62
- The Virginian
  Delia Miller
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Accomplice
    12/19/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 52 October 9, 1962
    10/9/62
- Wagon Train
  Bettina May
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Bettina May Story
    12/20/61
- Wagon Train
  Elizabeth McQueeney
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Elizabeth McQueeny Story
    10/28/59
- The June Allyson Show
  Sarah Whitney
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dark Morning
    9/28/59
- Wagon Train
  Ella Lindstrom
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Ella Linstrom Story
    2/4/59
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Miss Fox
  - S 4: Ep 16 Out There - Darkness
    1/25/59
- Suspicion
  Mrs. Ellis
  - S 1: Ep 28 Fraction of a Second
    4/21/58
- General Electric Theater
  Christine Marlowe
  - S 6: Ep 28 The Cold Touch
    4/13/58
- Studio 57
  Paula
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Starmaker
    3/14/58
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 18 February 23, 1958
    2/23/58
- Telephone Time
  Beatrice Enter
  - S 2: Ep 31 Stranded
    5/9/57
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Dolly Madison
  - S 5: Ep 30 Footnote on a Doll
    4/24/57
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 25 For Better, For Worse
    3/22/57
- General Electric Theater
  Miss Burrows
  - S 5: Ep 23 With Malice Toward One
    3/10/57
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 2 September 21, 1956
    9/21/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Marie Hoke
  - S 1: Ep 10 Crack-Up
    2/8/56
- Four Star Revue
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 33 April 19, 1952
    4/19/52

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Trivia
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- Bette once stated that she felt she was the Marlon Brando of her generation.
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- Bette's only biological child was with her third husband, William Grant Sherry, B.D. Hyman (born Barbara Davis Sherry).
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- On July 19, 2001, Steven Spielberg purchased Bette's Oscar for Jezebel at a Christie's auction and returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Quotes
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- Bette (on working with her nemesis Joan Crawford): The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.
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- Bette (after her daughter wrote a tell all book about her): If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
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- Bette: I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
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