Bette Katzenkazrahi (nee Douglas; formerly Duke, Lakin, Goodman, Kennedy, and Davis) is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, played by Kathleen Noone.

"[1] She later told Steve Gidlow of Inside Soap that when the character was explained to her, she thought that the role would be "delicious to play" and likened Bette to her favorite dessert, saying she was "that good!

For her portrayal of Bette, Noone was nominated in the category of "Female Scene Stealer" at the 1998 Soap Opera Digest Awards.

[6] The following year, Noone received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

[7] Julia Shih of The Michigan Daily opined that Bette is one of the soap opera's most "annoying" characters because of her "sexual appetite".

[8] Inside Soap's Steve Gidlow disagreed, writing "Life is never dull with Aunt Bette Katzenkazrahi, Sunset Beach's most wacky and eccentric resident".

[3] Syndicated soap opera critic Nancy M. Reichardt thought that Noone was "over the top" in her initial portrayal of Bette, but she eventually "settled into her somewhat more realistic boundaries.