Who said, "In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star."?

The Hollywood actress who said, "In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star." was Bette Davis. Her popularity rose though the films that she made.

She was born in Massachusetts in April 1908 and died in October 1989 at the age of 81. She was an actress who rose to stardom in the contract system in the 1930s. She appeared in 86 films over 60 years. She won Oscars for Dangerous in 1935 and Jezebel in 1938. She was an outspoken commentator on Hollywood and its people. She also made appearances in several television series in the 1970s and 1980s, including 15 television movies. She loved to act.

Concerning the actual start of her career, she began by failing a screen test at Goldwyn Studios; she tried again at Universal and was hired. Her first two films, Seed (1931) and Bad Sister (1931), both got very little critical acclaim. Then she got an opportunity at Warner Brothers, in The Man Who Played God (1932). At this point, she received positive reviews for her acting in the film, and it led to a long-term contract. After setbacks in success in the 1940s and the late 1950s, she returned each time to critical acclaim, mostly playing older and somewhat unbalanced women. Her persona was unique.