1908-1989. US actress. She entered films in 
1930, and established a reputation as a 
forceful dramatic actress with Of Human 
Bondage 1934. Later films included Dangerous 
1935 and Jezebel 1938, both winning her 
Academy Awards, All About Eve which won the 
1950 Academy Award for best picture, and 
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962. She 
continued to make films throughout the 1980s 
such as How Green Was My Valley for 
television, and The Whales of August 1987, in 
which she co-starred with Lillian Gish.