Talia, as Bette Davis, talking about her life

Bette Davis plays Paul Muni's wife in Border Town, 1934

Pina Robinson joined Talia on stage to help her transform from one Bette Davis character into another

Talia as Bette dresses for the part of Jezebel, for which she won her second Oscar in 1936

Bette loved the role of Jezebel. She was a strong, rebellious character

Talia plays Bette's character in Dark Victory, in 1939. It was a part that Jack Warner felt was too dark to be popular, but Bette was a huge hit

The the final scene of Dark Victory, Judith says her prayers and prepares to die a beautiful death

In 1939, Bette played opposite Errol Flynn, in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. Bette found him to be crude and simply not up to the gorgeous blank verse of the script

Now Voyager provided Bette another opportunity to play a strong, sympathetic woman, in the character of Charlotte, 1940

During the war, Bette did all she could to raise money for the troupes. Here she is, singing a song in the star studded musical, Stars and Stripes

In 1943, Bette played Fanny, in Mr. Skeffington, right after the death of her husband, Arthur Fansworth, Jr. She was a wreck, and rather difficult on the set

After some rather disappointing films, Bette came back with style and elegance, as Margo Channing, in All About Eve, 1949

Margo's life had some parallels to Bette's own: the woman had a fabulous acting career, but was not as lucky in love

The role of Mildred in Of Human Bondage, was groundbreaking. No other actress had ever allowed herself to appear sick and ugly on screen before. The character was harsh and unsympathetic