Clea DuVall DuVall starred as Emma Borden, sister of Lizzie Borden (played by Christina Ricci), in the Lifetime television film, "Lizzie Borden Took an Ax". She then reprised the role for the limited series "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles" (2015). The latter received mixed reviews, but critics praised the performances of Ricci and DuVall. Writing for "The Hollywood Reporter", Keith Uhlich said the actresses "have a delectable rapport not too far removed from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford at their hag-horror peak in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"" In 2016, DuVall made her feature directorial debut with the comedy-drama "The Intervention", which
Bette Davis of Margo Channing in the film as fifth on their list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time, commenting: "There is something deliciously audacious about her gleeful willingness to play such unattractive emotions as jealousy, bitterness, and neediness." While reviewing "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) in 2008, Ebert asserted that, "No one who has seen the film will ever forget her." A few months before her death in 1989, Davis was one of several actors featured on the cover of "Life" magazine. In a film retrospective that celebrated the films and stars of 1939, "Life" concluded that Davis