| TARAJI | Actress who stars as Ali Davis in the film at 1 across, ___ P Henson (6) |
| ASHLEYJUDD | Divergent actress who plays Terri in the film at 1 across (6,4) |
| BACON | Kevin _ plays Danny in the film at 1 across (5) |
| COOPER | Actor who co-stars in the film at 6 across, Bradley ___ (6) |
| WIDOW | Scarlett Johansson's character in the film at Captain America, Black ___ (5) |
| VANGOGH | Vincent - -; post-impressionist painter depicted by Willem Dafoe in the film At Eternity's Gate (3,4) |
| DEATHONTHENILE | The roles played by Maggie Smith and Bette Davis in the first film of this Agatha Christie book were played by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in the second. |
| CRAWFORD | Joan, U.S. actress who starred with Bette Davis in the 1962 film What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (8) |
| AMBER | Actress who also stars in the film at 1 down, ___ Heard (5) |
| NANNY | The ___, 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (5) |
| BOE | Alisha ___, Norwegian actress who played Jessica Davis in the Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why (3) |
| LILLIANGISH | Silent movie actress who, aged over 90, starred with Bette Davis in The Whales of August (1987) (7,4) |
| THENANNY | 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (3,5) |
| JOHNCOLTRANE | Saxophonist who played with trumpeter Miles Davis in the late 1950s (4,8) |
| ANITA | Lawyer Hill who was played by Viola Davis in the HBO movie Confirmation |
| ANGIE | 1994 comedy-drama film starring Geena Davis in the title role (5) |
| DAWN | First name of the receptionist played by Lucy Davis in The Office (4) |
| KINGGARY | TV sitcom starring Tom Davis in the title role that first aired in 2018 (4,4) |
| LEPRECHAUN | 1993 comedy-horror film starring Warwick Davis in the title role (10) |
| RAJI | _ James, recently seen as Ali Shahzad in Hollyoaks (4) |