Bette davis biography filmography

List of film appearances of actress Bette Davis

This is a complete filmography of Bette Davis.

Bette davis biography filmography

She began acting in films in , incipiently as a contract player with Universal Studios, where she made her film debut in Bad Sister. She was initially seen as unappealing by studio executives, and was assigned to a string of B-movies early in her career.

Davis made a transition to Warner Bros. in , and made her breakthrough performance in The Man Who Played God, opposite George Arliss.

Bette davis autobiography

She continued in a succession of films, but did not gain further recognition until she agreed to star in John Cromwell's adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage on a loan-out to RKO. The role of Mildred Rogers had been rejected by several actresses, but Davis achieved critical acclaim for her performance.

Dangerous () became the first time she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.

In , convinced her career would be ruined by appearing in mediocre