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Acting · 1908 to 1989

Bette Davis

Best rated: All About Eve (8.2)

Films
87
Avg rating
6.83
Peak run
1941’43
Oscar wins
2 of 11
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The career

Bette Davis, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1941 to 1943, 7.584567819401950196019701980All About Eve 8.2Return from Witch Mountain 5.7Career avg 6.83

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Bette Davis's career barcodecoolhot
193187 films1989
Current formLast 5: 6.06 vs career 6.83 (−0.77)
  1. WDeath on the Nile1978 · 7.3+0.5
  2. LReturn from Witch Mountain1978 · 5.7−1.1
  3. LThe Watcher in the Woods1980 · 6.2−0.6
  4. WThe Whales of August1987 · 7.1+0.3
  5. LWicked Stepmother1989 · 4.0−2.8
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Bette by the numbers

Average
6.83
84 rated films
Vote weighted
6.88
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.61
rating spread
Career
59y
1931 to 1989
Total votes
651K
across every film
Best
8.2
All About Eve
Worst
5.7
Return from Witch Mountain
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1989Wicked StepmotherMiranda Pierpont Fisher4.02,585
1987The Whales of AugustLibby Strong7.15,900
1980The Watcher in the WoodsMrs. Aylwood6.27,932
1978Death on the Nile posterDeath on the NileMrs. Van Schuyler7.345,285
1978Return from Witch MountainLetha5.76,203
1976Burnt Offerings posterBurnt OfferingsAunt Elizabeth6.415,400
1972The Scopone GameThe Millionairess7.62,902
1971Bunny O'HareBunny O'Hare5.61,221
1970Connecting RoomsWanda Fleming6.41,018
1968The AnniversaryMrs. Taggart6.93,059
1965The NannyNanny7.17,528
1964Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte posterHush...Hush, Sweet CharlotteCharlotte Hollis7.517,703
1964Where Love Has GoneMrs. Gerald Hayden6.11,872
1963Dead RingerMargaret DeLorca7.37,482
1963The Empty CanvasDino's mother6.81,147
1962What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? posterWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Baby Jane Hudson8.068,524
1961Pocketful of MiraclesApple Annie7.18,932
1959John Paul JonesEmpress Catherine the Great6.31,540
1959The ScapegoatCountess6.82,810
1956The Catered AffairAggie Hurley7.44,231
Better together?

Bette Davis's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Bette Davis

11 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1963
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1953
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1951
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1945
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1943
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1942
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1941
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1940
    Bette Davis
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1939
    Bette Davis
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1936
    Bette Davis
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1935
    Bette Davis
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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