Bette Davis

Regarded as one of Hollywood’s best actresses, Bette Davis has a 6-decade career that would make anyone proud. Although her usual roles in films were cold and uncaring characters, she proved to the world that she is versatile enough to appear in any film genre, such as crime melodrama, suspense horror and even comedies. Throughout her amazing career, she was critically acclaimed and given credit for her performances. She also became the first person to be nominated for 10 Academy Awards in acting, including 5 consecutive times for Best Actress in the films The Letter, The Little Foxes, and The Star.

In the 70s she became the first woman to be presented with the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award. After the famous telecast, Davis found herself sought-after once more, and she secured a role in the miniseries The Dark Secret of Harvest Home. She would later win an Emmy award for the series Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter starring alongside Gena Rowlands.