Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot, a former Academy Award–winning actress whose career has declined.

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fictionalCharacter filmCharacter

Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot is a once-celebrated film star now grappling with fading fame, professional rejection, and personal disillusionment.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictionalCharacter ⓘ filmCharacter ⓘ
appearsInWork	The Star NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardWithinStory	AcademyAward NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralConflict	difficultyAcceptingCareerDecline ⓘ struggleWithAgingAndObsolescence ⓘ
characterArc	decliningCareer ⓘ
characterFunction	tragicProtagonist ⓘ
characterTrait	insecure ⓘ prideful ⓘ resentful ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdFor	featureFilm ⓘ
depictsAspect	Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ filmIndustry ⓘ
emotionalState	bitter ⓘ desperateForRecognition ⓘ disillusioned ⓘ
externalPerception	viewedAsHasBeenByIndustry ⓘ
fictionalStatus	formerAcademyAwardWinningActress ⓘ
genreOfWork	dramaFilm ⓘ
hasTheme	agingInShowBusiness ⓘ costOfFame ⓘ femaleStardomAndSexism ⓘ illusionVersusReality ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ
narrativeTheme	fadingFame ⓘ personalDisillusionment ⓘ professionalRejection ⓘ
notableFor	depictionOfAgingActress ⓘ intenseMonologues ⓘ
occupation	actress ⓘ
portrayalHighlights	clingingToPastSuccess ⓘ conflictWithIndustryExecutives ⓘ emotionalBreakdown ⓘ
portrayedBy	Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipToFame	onceCelebratedNowForgotten ⓘ
roleType	leadRole ⓘ
selfPerception	stillSeesHerselfAsMajorStar ⓘ
storyFocus	personalAndProfessionalDownfall ⓘ
symbolizes	emotionalTollOfShowBusiness ⓘ ephemeralNatureOfStardom ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	mid20thCenturyHollywood ⓘ

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