Bette Davis

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Bette Davis was an iconic American film actress renowned for her intense, uncompromising performances and pioneering portrayals of complex, strong-willed women on screen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor
film actress
human
stage actress
television actress
activeYearsEnd 1989
activeYearsStart 1929
awardReceived AFI Life Achievement Award
Academy Award for Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
surface form: Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (namesake honor)
surface form: Cecil B. DeMille Award

Kennedy Center Honors
Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, United States
causeOfDeath breast cancer
stroke
child B. D. Hyman
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-04-05
dateOfDeath 1989-10-06
employer Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
familyName Davis
fullName Ruth Elizabeth Davis
genre drama film
melodrama
givenName Elizabeth
Ruth
hasSignatureFeature distinctive eyes
influenced later generations of film actresses
movement classical Hollywood cinema
nativeLanguage English
notableFor portrayals of strong-willed, complex women
notableWork All About Eve
Dangerous
Dark Victory
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Jezebel
Mr. Skeffington
Now, Voyager
The Letter
The Little Foxes
The Star
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
numberOfChildren 3
occupation actor
film actor
producer
stage actor
television actor
placeOfBirth Lowell, Massachusetts
surface form: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
residence Hollywood, California, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Arthur Farnsworth
Gary Merrill
Harmon Oscar Nelson
William Grant Sherry
subjectOf Bette Davis Eyes
surface form: song "Bette Davis Eyes"

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