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Betsy Drake

Betsy Drake (1923–2015), French-born American actress, writer, and psychotherapist; third and longest-serving wife of Cary Grant (1949–1962); starred in Every Girl Should Be Married, survived the Andrea Doria, wrote Houseboat's early script.

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer (Patricia Betsy Hrunek, 1926–2015), American character actress and game-show panelist, best known as killer camp cook Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980) and Part II.

Betsy Russell

Betsy Russell (Elizabeth Russell), American actress born 1963 in San Diego, broke out in the 1983 sex comedy Private School, starred in 1980s B-movies such as Tomboy and Avenging Angel, and returned to fame as Jill Tuck, Jigsaw's ex-wife, in five Saw films from 2006 to 2010; she is also a certified life coach.

Betsy Sodaro

Betsy Sodaro (born 1984, Leadville, Colorado) is an American actress and UCB improv comedian known for Animal Practice, Nancy on CBS's Ghosts, voice roles in Bob's Burgers and Duncanville, and the film Golden Arm.

Betsy Wyeth

Betsy Wyeth (Betsy Merle James Wyeth, 1921–2020), American art manager, archivist, and designer; wife and career director of painter Andrew Wyeth; named his paintings, built the Maine island environments, and helped create the Brandywine Museum.

Bettada Jeeva

Bettada Jeeva (ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ), meaning "Life of the Hills," is a 1943 Kannada novel by K. Shivarama Karanth set in the Western Ghats of South Kanara.

Bette Davis

Bette Davis (Ruth Elizabeth Davis, 1908–1989), American film actress, two-time Oscar winner (Dangerous, Jezebel), 10 nominations, led the 1937 Warner Bros. contract lawsuit, starred in All About Eve, first woman AMPAS president.

Bette Davis Eyes

"Bette Davis Eyes": pop song written 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, first recorded by DeShannon on New Arrangement (1975); Kim Carnes' 1981 synth version spent nine weeks at Hot 100 No. 1 and won 1982 Grammys for Record and Song of the Year.

Bette Davis filmography

Bette Davis filmography: the screen record of actress Bette Davis (Ruth Elizabeth Davis, 1908–1989), from her 1931 debut through 1987, with 54 Warner Bros. films, two Oscars, and ten nominations.

Bette Midler

Bette Midler, the Divine Miss M, American singer-actress born 1945 in Honolulu; Continental Baths cabaret star, Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee for The Rose and For the Boys, Hello Dolly! Tony, NYRP founder.

Better Broken

Better Broken (2025) is Sarah McLachlan's tenth studio album and first in 11 years, released via Concord Records, produced by Tony Berg and Will Maclellan, centered on resilience themes.

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul: AMC drama prequel to Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, starring Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman; six seasons 2015–2022, 53 Emmy nominations, acclaimed legal realism.

Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)

Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad) is Breaking Bad season 2, episode 8, aired April 26, 2009 on AMC, written by Peter Gould; it introduces Bob Odenkirk's Saul Goodman and named the later prequel series.

Better Days (Yellowcard album)

Better Days is Yellowcard's eleventh studio album, released October 10, 2025 on Better Noise Music, produced by Travis Barker with Andrew Goldstein and Nick Long; guests Avril Lavigne and Matt Skiba; first full-length since the 2016 split.

Better Days (少年的你) (2019 film)

Better Days (少年的你) is a 2019 Mandarin youth crime drama by Derek Tsang, adapted from Jiuyue Xi's novel, starring Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee; released 25 October 2019 after censorship delays, it took 1.558 billion yuan in China, eight Hong Kong Film Awards, and a 93rd Academy Awards Best International Feature nomination.

Better Dayz

Better Dayz is 2Pac's posthumous double album of unreleased 1994-1996 recordings, released November 26, 2002 on Amaru/Tha Row/Interscope, with guests Nas and Tyrese, a Billboard 200 number 5 debut, and RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum certification.

Better Halves (Heroes)

"Better Halves" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American superhero drama Heroes, written by Natalie Chaidez, directed by Greg Beeman, and broadcast on NBC on October 30, 2006.

Better in Denim

Better in Denim is a Fall 2025 advertising campaign by Gap. Starring KATSEYE, the campaign drew over 600 million views and won a Clio Music Gold Award.

Better Late Than Never (TV series)

Better Late Than Never: NBC reality travel series (2016–2018, 2 seasons, 12 episodes) adapting Korea's Grandpas Over Flowers; Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman, and Jeff Dye tour Asia and Europe; 7.4 million-viewer debut.

Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow is Justin Lin's 2002 Sundance crime drama about Asian American overachievers descending into crime, financed by credit cards and MC Hammer, released by MTV Films in 2003.

Better Man (2024 film)

Better Man is a 2024 musical biographical drama directed by Michael Gracey, portraying Robbie Williams, who is represented throughout by a CGI chimpanzee, from Take That to his solo career.

Better Me Than You

Better Me Than You is Big Sean's sixth studio album, released August 30, 2024 on FF to Def/Def Jam; a 21-track, 66-minute trap and melodic rap record built on a four-pillar Pressure-Clarity-Focus-Happiness concept.

Better Off Alone

Better Off Alone is a 1999 Eurodance/trance single by Dutch project Alice Deejay, written by Pronti and Kalmani, sung by Judith Pronk; UK #2, US Hot 100 #27, widely sampled.

Better Off Dead (1985 film)

Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen comedy, the feature directing debut of Savage Steve Holland, starring John Cusack as Lane Meyer; a dark, surreal cult classic with claymation gags and the "two dollars" paperboy.

Better Off Ted

Better Off Ted: American satirical workplace sitcom on ABC, 2009-2010, created by Victor Fresco; Ted Crisp runs R&D at amoral Veridian Dynamics; two seasons, 26 episodes, canceled despite strong reviews.

Better Than Chocolate

Better Than Chocolate is a 1999 Canadian lesbian romantic comedy directed by Anne Wheeler, written by Peggy Thompson, starring Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, and Wendy Crewson; its Vancouver bookstore subplot draws on the Little Sister's censorship case.

Better Than Ezra

Better Than Ezra: American alternative rock band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1987-1988, led by Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond; known for the 1995 platinum album Deluxe and the No. 1 Modern Rock hit "Good", still touring and recording (Super Magick, 2024).

Better Than the Movies

Better Than the Movies (2021) is Lynn Painter's YA rom-com novel about Liz Buxbaum and neighbor Wes Bennett. Known for BookTok success, trope-heavy fake-dating plot, 2024 sequel Nothing Like the Movies, and a Netflix film adaptation with Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono.

Better than Us

Better than Us (Лучше, чем люди) is a 2018–2019 Russian sci-fi drama series, 16 episodes, set in 2029 Moscow; the first Russian Netflix Original, starring Paulina Andreeva as android Arisa and Kirill Käro as Georgy Safronov.

Better Things (TV series)

Better Things is a comedy-drama series that aired on FX from 2016 to 2022, following actress Sam Fox. Co-created by Adlon and C.K., it won a Peabody Award.