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Bette Midler

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BIO

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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STAGE CREDITS

Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly!
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Dolly Gallagher Levi [Replacement]
[Replacement]
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Sue Mengers
Short Talks on the Universe
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2002
Nora
Bette! Divine Madness
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1979
Performer
Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1975
Bette Midler
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1973
Salvation
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1969
[Replacement]
Betty Lou [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Performer [Replacement]
Fiddler on the Roof
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Rivka [Replacement]
Tzeitel [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Rivka [Replacement]
Fruma-Sarah (Understudy) [Replacement]
Tzeitel (Understudy) [Replacement]
Fruma-Sarah (Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
Tzeitel (Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
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(Unknown) [Replacement]
Fruma-Sarah (Unknown) [Replacement]
Tzeitel (Unknown) [Replacement]
Fruma-Sarah (Unknown) [Replacement]
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Productions

Bette! Divine Madness
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Director (Staging)

Writing

Bette! Divine Madness
Additional Material
Playwright

Movies

The Thorn
[ 1971 ] Virgin Mary
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
[ 1972 ] Lullabye Singer
The Rose
[ 1979 ] Rose
Jinxed!
[ 1982 ] Bonita Friml
Ruthless People
[ 1986 ] Barbara Stone
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
[ 1986 ] Barbara Whiteman
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
The Fabulous Four
[ 2024 ] Marilyn

TV Shows

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

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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La MaMa to Debut Theodora Skipitares' FOOTNOTES with Music by Sxip Shirey
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2026

La MaMa will present the world premiere of FOOTNOTES, a multi-media puppetry show exploring the profound aspects of walking, from February 27 to March 15, 2026.
Interview: Marc Shaiman Talks SOME LIKE IT HOT, His Just-Published Memoir, and More Photo
Interview: Marc Shaiman Talks SOME LIKE IT HOT, His Just-Published Memoir, and More
by R. Scott Reedy - Jan 28, 2026

To say that the Tony Award-winning 2022 musical “Some Like It Hot,” which Broadway in Boston is presenting at Citizens Opera House through February 8, has quite a pedigree is putting it mildly.
Previews: BROADWAY’S BEST…IN THE WEST PRESENTS JESSICA VOSK at Palm Springs Cultu Photo
Previews: BROADWAY’S BEST…IN THE WEST PRESENTS JESSICA VOSK at Palm Springs Cultural Center
by Kay Kudukis - Jan 20, 2026

her powerhouse voice to the desert as she headlines the Palm Springs Cultural Center on February 14, 2026 at 7 PM, appearing in Season 3 of Broadway’s Best… In the West concert series, executive produced by Tom Truhe.
FST to Stage Limited Engagement of FEELING GOOD at Keating Theatre Photo
FST to Stage Limited Engagement of FEELING GOOD at Keating Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2026

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Review: Jessica Vosk Proved She's One of the Best With SLEIGH at 92NY Photo
Review: Jessica Vosk Proved She's One of the Best With SLEIGH at 92NY
by Analisa Bell - Dec 24, 2025

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92NY to Present Marc Shaiman in Conversation with Nathan Lane Photo
92NY to Present Marc Shaiman in Conversation with Nathan Lane
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present award-winning composer and co-lyricist Marc Shaiman in conversation with fellow Tony Award winner and longtime friend Nathan Lane.
AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Returns to the Green Room 42 in January Photo
AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Returns to the Green Room 42 in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2025

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… will return to The Green Room 42 featuring standbys, understudies and alternates from Ragtime; Hell's Kitchen; Oh, Mary!; The Baker's Wife; The Book Of Mormon; Vape! The Grease Parody; and Romy & Michele The Musical.
Al Hakawati Theatre Collective's ألف ليلة وليلة (THE THOUSAND AND ONE N Photo
Al Hakawati Theatre Collective's ألف ليلة وليلة (THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS) Comes to La MaMa
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2025

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the workshop production of The Thousand and One Nights, a reimagining of the  epic from Lebanese-American director and playwright Ghina Fawaz and Turkish dramaturg and artist Begüm 'Begsy' Inal.
Darlene Love to Present LOVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS at Bergen Performing Arts Center Photo
Darlene Love to Present LOVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS at Bergen Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2025

Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, N.J., will present Darlene Love. She will bring her annual holiday show, Love For The Holidays, to Englewood this holiday season.
La MaMa To Present AL HAKAWATI THEATRE COLLECTIVE's ألف ليلة وليلة (THE T Photo
La MaMa To Present AL HAKAWATI THEATRE COLLECTIVE's ألف ليلة وليلة (THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS)
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2025

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the workshop production of ألف ليلة وليلة (The Thousand and One Nights), a bold reimagining of the legendary epic from Lebanese-American director and playwright Ghina Fawaz and Turkish dramaturg and artist Begüm 'Begsy' Inal.
Jessica Vosk & Kelli Barrett Will Lead BEACHES on Broadway Photo
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by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2025

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Review: Jessica Vosk Brings Music and Mirth to Berklee Performance Center With SLEIGH Photo
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Photos: DOWN FOR THE COUNT At The Green Room 42 Photo
Photos: DOWN FOR THE COUNT At The Green Room 42
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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?

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers and Special Tony Award (Tony Awards).

What awards has Bette Midler won?

Bette Midler has won several prestigious awards for her performances. She received the Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Hello, Dolly! She also earned the Outstanding Actress in a Musical at both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hello, Dolly! Additionally, Midler won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hello, Dolly! For her work in theater beyond musicals, she was awarded Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers. Furthermore, she has been honored with 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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