All About Eve while "Harrison's Reports" called it "a fascinating, continually absorbing story about Broadway theatrical people, given a mature treatment and penetrated with realistic dialogue and flashes of slick, sardonic humor." John McCarten of "The New Yorker" called it "a thoroughly entertaining movie." Writing in 2000, film critic Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun Times" praised the film, saying Bette Davis' character "veteran actress Margo Channing in "All About Eve" was her greatest role." Boxoffice.com stated that it "is a classic of the American cinema – to this day the quintessential depiction of ruthless ambition in the entertainment industry, with legendary performances
Bette Davis filmography an Academy Award. She retained a cult status throughout the remainder of her career, and appeared in several other thriller films, such as "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964) and "The Nanny" (1965). She also appeared on television later in her career. Davis agreed to star in the spoof film "Wicked Stepmother" (1989), although she felt the script was poor. The film was marked with production problems from the beginning, with Davis often quarreling with director Larry Cohen, and she withdrew from the film shortly after production began. After 58 years of acting, it became her final film appearance. Bette Davis filmography