Esta actriz estadounidense fue reconocida por su disposición a interpretar personajes complejos y a menudo antipáticos en una variedad de géneros, desde melodramas apasionantes hasta películas de época. Su estilo intenso y sin concesiones, junto con una distintiva entrega vocal y gestos característicos, se convirtió en legendario. Defensora acérrima de la libertad artística, su carrera, definida por un profesionalismo incansable y el coraje de traspasar los límites de Hollywood, la estableció como un icono perdurable.
Sparing nothing and no-one from her whiplash tongue, Bette Davis provides a running commentary to Stine's portrayal of her long and illustrious career. Her comments demonstrate the same bold approach that made her one of the screen's most successful stars.
Like her famous characters, she's tough, confident, and never minces words. This frank, no-nonsense account features Bette Davis in her best role: her own remarkable life - on-screen and off...The glory days of Hollywood... the ups and downs with her husbands and children... behind the scenes with Joan Crawford in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?... a few choice words about Ronald Reagan... and her inspiring struggle to survive first a mastectomy, and then, nine days later, a crippling stroke. PLUS-- A candid letter to her daughter - whose stinging memoir has caused so much controversy.