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Bette Midler

Birth Place: Honolulu, HI, USA

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Winner of the 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her starring role in Hello, Dolly!, Bette Midler made her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof, and even then, she understood the importance of doing matinees. Her remarkable career started while singing in New York bathhouses, where she was given the name, "The Divine Miss M."
Her record debut, "The Divine Miss M," earned her a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In 1979, Bette made her film debut in portraying a doomed and self-destructive rock & roll singer in The Rose, for which she earned the Golden Globe for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, and Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal performance.
In 1988 Bette starred in Beaches, and received her third Grammy Award, Record of the Year, for the film's title song, "Wind Beneath My Wings." Midler garnered her second Best Actress Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Mark Rydell's For The Boys.
Additional film credits include: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Big Business, Scene's From a Mall, Hocus Pocus, The First Wives Club, The Stepford Wives, Then She Found Me and The Women.
She concluded her critically acclaimed Vegas extravaganza The Showgirl Must Go On at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with over 200 performances that were seen by over a half-million people in two years.
Forty years, four Grammys, four Golden Globes, three Emmys, a Tony Award and tons of record-breaking performances since she hit the scene, the "Divine Miss M" is still going strong.

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Bette Midler STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Dolly Gallagher Levi

Dolly Gallagher Levi [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Sue Mengers

[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2002
Nora

[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1979
Performer

[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1975
Performer

[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1973
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1969
Performer [Replacement]

Betty Lou [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Tzeitel [Replacement]

Rivka [Replacement]

Fruma-Sarah (Understudy) [Replacement]

Tzeitel (Understudy) [Replacement]

Bette Midler Productions

 
[Broadway, 1979]
Director

Writing

Additional Material
Playwright

Bette Midler Movies

The Thorn
[ 1971 ] Virgin Mary
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
[ 1972 ] Lullabye Singer
The Rose
[ 1979 ] Rose
Jinxed!
[ 1982 ] Bonita Friml
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
[ 1986 ] Barbara Whiteman
Ruthless People
[ 1986 ] Barbara Stone
Outrageous Fortune
[ 1987 ] Sandy
Beaches
[ 1988 ] CC Bloom
Oliver & Company
[ 1988 ] Georgette
Big Business
[ 1988 ] Sadie Shelton, Sadie Ratliff
Stella
[ 1990 ] Stella Claire
Scenes from a Mall
[ 1991 ] Deborah
For the Boys
[ 1991 ] Dixie Leonard
Hocus Pocus
[ 1993 ] Winifred
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Brenda Morelli Cushman
That Old Feeling
[ 1997 ] Lilly Leonard
Isn't She Great
[ 2000 ] Jacqueline Susann
Drowning Mona
[ 2000 ] Mona Dearly
The Stepford Wives
[ 2004 ] Bobbie Markowitz
Then She Found Me
[ 2007 ] Bernice Graves
The Women
[ 2008 ] Leah Miller
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
[ 2010 ] Kitty Galore
Parental Guidance
[ 2012 ] Diane Decker
Freak Show
[ 2017 ] Muv
The Addams Family
[ 2019 ] Grandma
The Glorias
[ 2020 ] Bella Abzug
The Addams Family 2
[ 2021 ] Grandma
Hocus Pocus 2
[ 2022 ] Winifred Sanderson

Bette Midler TV Shows

Vegetable Soup
Woody The Spoon voice
The Earth Day Special
Mother Earth
The Simpsons
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Gypsy
Mama Rose
Seinfeld
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The Nanny
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Jackie's Back!
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Bette
[ 2000-2001 ] Bette
Murphy Brown
[ 1998-2018 ] Caprice Feldman - Secretary #93
The Politician
[ 2019-2020 ] Hadassah Gold

Bette Midler Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2017 - Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!


winner
Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2013 - Best Leading Actress in a Play

Bette Midler, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Bette Midler, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Bette Midler, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers


winner
Tony Awards - 1974 - Special Tony Award

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Bette Midler been in?

Bette Midler has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Bette Midler been in?

Bette Midler has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Bette Midler been nominated for?

Bette Midler has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, and Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, all for her performance in "Hello, Dolly!" She was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. Additionally, Midler received nominations for Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for the same production, and the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for her role in "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers." She was also honored with a Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards.

What awards has Bette Midler won?

Bette Midler has won several awards for her performances on Broadway, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, and Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, all for her role in "Hello, Dolly!". She also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. Additionally, she won Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for her performance in "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" and received a Special Tony Award.

How many shows has Bette Midler written?

Bette Midler has written 2 shows including Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue (Lyricist), Bette! Divine Madness (Additional Material).

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