The daughter of a Massachusetts lawyer, American actress Bette Davis matured with a desire to become an actress upon her graduation from Cushing Academy, but was turned away from Eva LeGallienne's Manhattan Civic Repertory in New York. Read Full Biography
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Return from Witch Mountain
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Storm Center
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing
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All This, and Heaven Too
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Bad Sister
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Bureau of Missing Persons
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Catered Affair
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Dangerous
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Ex-Lady
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Fashions of 1934
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Front Page Woman
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Hell's House
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Housewife
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It's Love I'm After
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Kid Galahad
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Marked Woman
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Parachute Jumper
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Satan Met a Lady
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So Big
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Special Agent
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That Certain Woman
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The Big Shakedown
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
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The Dark Horse
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1962 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? | Nominated |
| 1962 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? | Nominated |
| 1961 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Pocketful of Miracles | Nominated |
| 1952 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | The Star | Nominated |
| 1951 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | All About Eve | Won |
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