Bette Davis Bio Height Weight Measurements Bra Size
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S., on April 5, 1908, was an American actress. Young Bette Davis started her acting career on stage in off-Broadway play "The Earth Between" (1923). She made her big screen debut in pre-Code drama film Bad Sister (1931) in role as Laura Madison. She got her first break as Grace Blair in pre-Code drama film The Man Who Played God (1932). Bette breakthrough performance came as Julie Marsden in romantic drama film Jezebel (1938). She landed her Broadway debut in a play "Broken Dishes" (1929) in role as Elaine Bumpsted.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Bette Davis height was 5' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 160 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 115 іn pоunds or 52 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 36-27-34 in inches or 91.5-68-86.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34C with cup size C.
Bette Davis
Photo: George Hurrell / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
April 5, 1908
Died:
October 6, 1989
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Aries
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 3 in | 160 cm
Weight:
52 kg | 115 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-27-34 in | 91.5-68-86.5 cm
Bra Size:
34C
Shoe Size:
7 US | 37.5 EU
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in films:
Of Human Bondage (1934) - Mildred Rogers
Dark Victory (1939) - Judith Traherne
The Letter (1940) - Leslie Crosbie
The Little Foxes (1941) - Regina Hubbard Giddens
Now Voyager (1942) - Charlotte Vale
Mr. Skeffington (1944) - Frances Beatrice 'Fanny' Trellis Skeffington
All About Eve (1950) - Margo Channing
The Star (1952) - Margaret Elliot
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Jane Hudson
She won the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances in movies:
Dangerous (1935) - Joyce Heath
Jezebel (1938) - Julie Marsden
She won the National Board of Review, USA Award for Best Acting for her role as Charlotte Lovell in drama movie The Old Maid (1939).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for her role as Apple Annie in comedy movie A Pocketful of Miracles (1961).
She won the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Golden Scroll Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Elizabeth in supernatural horror film Burnt Offerings (1976).
The Petrified Forest (1936) - Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Marked Woman (1937) - Mary Dwight Strauber
Juarez (1939) - Empress Carlotta
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) - Queen Elizabeth
All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Old Acquaintance (1943) - Kit Marlowe
A Stolen Life (1946) - Kate Bosworth / Patricia Bosworth
Dead Ringer (1964) - Margaret De Lorca / Edith Phillips
Best TV Shows
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role as Lucy Mason in television drama film Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979).
Facts
Attended a spartan boarding school Crestalban in Lanesborough, Berkshires and Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.
She was first woman to receive the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1977.
Was close friends with Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Was the highest paid woman in US in 1942.
She was a big fan of Kim Carnes song “Bette Davis Eyes”.
She won the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1974.
She won the Women in Film Crystal Award in 1983.
She had three children.
Davis died on October 6, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at the age of 81.
Relationships
She was married to:
Gary Merrill (1950-1960)
William Grant Sherry (1945-1950)
Arthur Farnsworth (1940-1943)
Harmon Nelson (1932-1939)
She dated George Brent (1939-1940) and William Wyler (1937-1938).