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Bette Davis

1908 - 1989

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) 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. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations (and one write-in) for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. In 1999, Davis was placed second on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, behind Katharine Hepburn. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bette Davis is the 185th most popular actor (down from 20th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from United States (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Actor.

Bette Davis is most famous for her role in the movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Among actors, Bette Davis ranks 185 out of 13,578. Before her are Julie Andrews, Stan Laurel, Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe, Martin Sheen, and Jack Lemmon. After her are Anouk Aimée, Max von Sydow, Anna Magnani, Nancy Reagan, Leslie Caron, and Eli Wallach.

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Among people born in 1908, Bette Davis ranks 21. Before her are Olivier Messiaen, Hannes Alfvén, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Don Bradman, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Simon Wiesenthal. After her are Anna Magnani, John Bardeen, Ian Fleming, David Oistrakh, Józef Gosławski, and Mika Waltari. Among people deceased in 1989, Bette Davis ranks 20. Before her are George Beadle, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Elena Ceaușescu, János Kádár, Andrei Gromyko, and Lee Van Cleef. After her are Emilio Segrè, Laurence Olivier, Osamu Tezuka, Dolores Ibárruri, Silvana Mangano, and Vladimir Horowitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bette Davis ranks 434 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Jordan (1963), Martin Sheen (1940), Jack Lemmon (1925), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), Frank Zappa (1940), and Mary Cassatt (1844). After her are 50 Cent (1975), Bruce Springsteen (1949), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Coen brothers (null), Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), and Robert S. Mulliken (1896).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bette Davis ranks 98. Before her are Glenn Close (1947), Shirley MacLaine (1934), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), Harvey Keitel (1939), Martin Sheen (1940), and Jack Lemmon (1925). After her are Nancy Reagan (1921), Eli Wallach (1915), Angelina Jolie (1975), Oliver Hardy (1892), Chris Cooper (1951), and Sandra Bullock (1964).

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