Acting was Bette Davis 's life and through it she made herself known. Her first contract in Hollywood was with Universal Pictures late in 1930 when she made her first movie "Bad Sisters." After this film she began getting more movie roles appearing in four to six movies per year. Even though she was getting famous, her roles at Universal weren't what she was looking for. Bette wanted more important roles and Universal didn't have them for her. eslnyc.hunter.cuny.edu