(1908–89), American actress; born Ruth Elizabeth Davis. She established her Hollywood career playing a number of strong, independent female characters in such films as Dangerous (1935). Her flair for suggesting the macabre and menacing emerged in later films, such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).
Definition of Davis, Bette in US English:
Davis, Bette
proper nounˈdāvisˈdeɪvəs
(1908–89), US actress; born Ruth Elizabeth Davis. She established her Hollywood career playing a number of strong, independent female characters in such movies as Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). Her flair for suggesting the macabre and menacing emerged in later movies, such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).