Which of the following film stars took her name from a character in a 19th-century novel?

Bette Davis (1908-1989) was an American actress noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical films, suspense, and occasional comedies, although her greater successes were in romantic dramas. A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first person to accrue ten nominations for acting. She was known for her forceful and intense style of acting.

Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on 5 April 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, and Ruth Augusta (née Favór; 1885–1961), from Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Her younger sister was named Barbara Harriet. Betty Davis's parents separated in 1915, and her mother subsequently moved with the girls to New York City.

Davis' first theatrical roles came in 1929 and she made her Broadway debut the same year. In 1930, at the age of 22, she moved to Hollywood to screen test for Universal Studios. After some unsuccessful films, she had her critical breakthrough playing a vulgar waitress in “Of Human Bondage” (1934) The next year, her performance as a down-and-out actress in “Dangerous” landed her a Best Actress nomination, and she won the award.

Betty Davis changed her name to Bette Davis after Bette Fischer, a character in Honoré de Balzac's “La Cousine Bette.”