Bernadette Peters

Birth Place: Ozone Park, NY, USA

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Throughout her illustrious career, Ms. Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. Ms. Peters enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, including co-starring in Amazon Prime's highly popular Mozart in the Jungle, which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. She also co-starred in the CBS All-Access series, The Good Fight, a spin-off of the network's popular series, The Good Wife.
One of Broadway's most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, three Emmy nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She recently appeared in City Center's Encores! production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Other Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Follies, which also played the Kennedy Center.
Peters received both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She also received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy (as Momma Rose), in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion Ode to the Movies, Mack and Mabel and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Her most recent appearance on Broadway was in the revival of Hello, Dolly! in which she starred as the title character.

Other television credits include NBC-TVs Smash, ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty, to name a few. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in 17 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in Pennies From Heaven. Other film credits include the 1997 Cinderella (recently released on Disney+), The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen's Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family and Coming Up Roses.
Peters has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy-nominated I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings.

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Bernadette Peters STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Dolly Gallagher Levi [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Desirée Armfeldt [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Rose

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
Annie Oakley

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1997
Witch

[New York]
Workshop, 1996
Sabina

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1994
Dot

Marie

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Paula

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Witch

Witch [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1985
Emma

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Dot

Dot [Replacement]

Marie

Marie [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Workshop, 1983
Dot (Act One)

Annette (Act Two)

Dot

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Sally

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1974
Mabel Normand

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1973
Ruby

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production [Cancelled], 1972
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1971
Hildy Esterhazy

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1971
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Ruby

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1968
Ruby

Ruby

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1968
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1968
Josie Cohan

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1967
Alice

Alice

[Broadway]
1967
Bettina

[Broadway]
1967
Leslie Maugham (Standby)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1966
Cinderella

Cinderella

[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1961
Thelma

Hawaiian Girl

[Broadway]
City Center Revival, 1959
Tessie


Bernadette Peters Movies

[1973]Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Allison

[1974]The Longest Yard Warden's Secretary

[1976]Silent Movie Vilma Kaplan

[1976]W.C. Fields and Me Melody

[1976]Vigilante Force Little Dee

[1979]The Jerk Marie

[1981]Heartbeeps Aqua

[1981]Tulips Rutanya Wallace

[1981]Pennies from Heaven Eileen

[1982]Annie Lily

[1989]Pink Cadillac Lou Ann McGuinn

[1989]Slaves of New York Eleanor

[1990]Alice Muse

[1991]Impromptu Marie D'Agoult

[1997]Anastasia Sophie

[1999]Let It Snow Elise Ellis

[2003]It Runs in the Family Rebecca Gromberg

[2007]Wine and Kisses Mary Ann

[2011]Coming Up Roses Diane

[2013]Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Glinda

[2020]The Broken Hearts Gallery Eva Woolf

[2021]tick, tick... BOOM! Sunday' Legend

[2021]Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Deb


Bernadette Peters TV Shows

Kraft Theatre Anna Stieman

The Christmas Tree Girl

George M! Josie Cohan

Once Upon a Mattress Lady Larken

Maude Kathy Griffith

All in the Family Linda Galloway

The Owl and the Pussycat Doris

McCloud B.B. Murchison

McCoy Brenda Brooks

[ 1976-1977]All's Fair Charley Drake

The Islander Trudy Engles

The Martian Chronicles Genevieve Seltzer

Baryshnikov in Hollywood The Girl in 'The Sheik'

Faerie Tale Theatre Sleeping Beauty, Princess Debbie

David Marie Rothenberg

Carol & Company Kate Benton

Fall from Grace Tammy Faye Bakker

The Last Best Year Jane Murray

The Carol Burnett Show Skit Characters

[ 1986-1991]American Playhouse The Witch, Dot, Marie

The Larry Sanders Show Bernadette Peters

What the Deaf Man Heard Helen Ayers

Holiday in Your Heart Faith Shawn

The Odyssey Circe

Cinderella Cinderella's Stepmother

The Closer Victoria Sherwood

Teacher's Pet Fifi

Prince Charming Margo, Titania

Ally McBeal Cassandra Lewis

Frasier Rachel

Bobbie's Girl Bailey Lewis

Adopted Sarah Leaf

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stella Danquiss

Will & Grace Gin

Boston Legal Judge Marianna Folger

Living Proof Barbara Bradfield

Grey's Anatomy Sarabeth Breyers

Ugly Betty Jodie Papadakis

[ 2012-2013]Smash Leigh Conroy

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Annie

[ 2014-2018]Mozart in the Jungle Gloria Windsor

[ 2017-2018]The Good Fight Lenore Rindell

Katy Keene Ms. Freesia

[ 2020-2021]Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Deb

High Desert Rosalyn, Ginger

Bernadette Peters Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Sunday in the Park with George

Theatre World Awards - 1968 - Performance

Bernadette Peters, George M!

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Bernadette Peters FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Bernadette Peters has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

Bernadette Peters has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

Bernadette Peters has been nominated for several awards throughout her career in musical theater. These include the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for the show Follies, the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Gypsy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Gypsy, Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Annie Get Your Gun, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Annie Get Your Gun, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Annie Get Your Gun, Best Actress - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Goodbye Girl, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Goodbye Girl, Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Into the Woods, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Song and Dance, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Song and Dance, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Sunday in the Park with George, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Sunday in the Park with George, Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Sally and Marsha, Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Mack & Mabel, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Mack and Mabel, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for On The Town, Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Dames at Sea, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for George M!

Bernadette Peters has won several awards throughout her career in musical theater. Some of her notable awards include the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater from the Drama League Awards, the Isabelle Stevenson Award from the Tony Awards, and the Outstanding Actress - Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for her performances in "Gypsy" and "Annie Get Your Gun." She also received the Outstanding Actress in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Annie Get Your Gun" and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Award for the same show. Peters has also been honored with the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Award for her performance in "Song and Dance." Additionally, she received the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Tony Award for "On The Town," the Outstanding Performance award from the Drama Desk Awards for "Dames at Sea," and a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for "George M!"

Bernadette Peters's next show will be Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends which opens on 9/16/2023 on West End.

Bernadette Peters's first West End show was Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends which opened in 2023

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