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* ''Film/ExLady'' (1933)
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* ''Film/{{Dangerous}}'' (1935) -- Academy Award for Best Actress

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* ''Film/{{Dangerous}}'' ''Film/{{Dangerous|1935}}'' (1935) -- Academy Award for Best Actress
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Bette was known for her [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bette_davisblue_eyes.png large, clear blue eyes]] with their distinctive round, heavy lids, making it understandable that the song named after them was very popular.
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* ''Film/TwentyThousandYearsInSingSing'' (1932)
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* ''Film/ParachuteJumper'' (1933)
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** She wanted to do this for ''Film/NowVoyager'', padding her costumes out to make Charlotte look even heavier in her 'before' appearance. The studio rejected this look for being "too grotesque" and she's Hollywood Homely in the finished film.

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** She wanted to do this for ''Film/NowVoyager'', padding her costumes out to make Charlotte look even heavier in her 'before' appearance. The studio rejected this look for being "too grotesque" and she's Hollywood Homely HollywoodHomely in the finished film.
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* ''Film/ThankYourLuckyStars'' (1943)
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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress from Lowell, Massachusetts. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, according to Creator/JoanCrawford, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford.even though even the song named after her "Bette Davis Eyes" makes that mistake. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress from Lowell, Massachusetts. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
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* ''Film/TheStar'' (1952) -- nominated for Best Actress

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->''"All the boys think she's a spy: she's got Bette Davis eyes!"''

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->''"All the boys think she's a spy: she's spy,\\
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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actor from Lowell, Massachusetts. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actor actress from Lowell, Massachusetts. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actor of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis [[note]]Pronounced "Betty", not like Creator/BetteMidler -- in fact, calling her "Bet" was Davis' BerserkButton, according to Creator/JoanCrawford. Named after Honoré de Balzac's ''La Cousine Bette''[[/note]] (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actor of film, television and theater.from Lowell, Massachusetts. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

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