Anne Baxter 1970s in "Applause", the musical version of "All About Eve", but this time as Margo Channing (succeeding Lauren Bacall). In the 1970s, Baxter was a frequent guest and guest host on "The Mike Douglas Show". She portrayed a murderous film star on an episode of "Columbo", called "Requiem for a Falling Star". In this episode, she portrayed a fading movie star called Nora Chandler, perhaps in homage to the fading star Margo Channing of "All About Eve". In 1971, she had a role in "Fools' Parade" as an aging prostitute who helps characters played by Jimmy Stewart, Strother Martin, and
Cousin Bette (film) Cousin Bette (film) Cousin Bette is a 1998 British-American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange in the title role and is loosely based on the novel "Cousin Bette" by Honoré de Balzac. The wealthy Hulot family gathers at the deathbed of their matron Adeline (Geraldine Chaplin). Adeline's husband, the Baron Hector Hulot (Hugh Laurie) has squandered their fortune on an extravagant string of mistresses and plunged them heavily into debt, a fact which stresses the entire family. Adeline's Cousin Bette (Jessica Lange), a poor and aging spinster, has spent her life supporting Adeline and her family with little return, and promises