Who was she?
Born on the 5th of April, 1908 as Ruth Elizabeth Davis, Bette Davis was an American film, theatre and television actress, she's considered to be one of the greatest actors in the world of cinema history.
Whilst her first 2 years in Hollywood were unsuccessful - failing all screen tests in her first year, and when she finally debuted in 'The Bad Sister' (1931) the film was a flop, along with the films she appeared in after that - until fellow actor George Arliss elected her to play the leading role in Warner Brothers 'The Man Who Played God' (1932), finally making her way into Hollywood's limelight.
How did she contribute to Hollywood's Golden Age?
Bette Davis is seen to have mainly contributed to Hollywood's Golden Age - as well as the perception of females in movies - by breaking the typical mould of female characters to be kind and sympathetic (and essential there in the film to be either the love interest or sex object) through her first critically acclaimed role in 'Of Human Bondage' (1934) as the character Mildred Rogers - using the characters viciousness to show off a wider range of acting skills than most women were allowed to do in their roles at the time.
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