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Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Acting
Born: Dec 01, 1945
From: Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Bette Midler (/bɛt ˈmɪdlər/ bet MID-lər; born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several off-off-Broadway plays before her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing at the Continental Baths. In this local gay bathhouse, she managed to build up a core following. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist, selling over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three Multi-Platinum albums from the RIAA. Many of her songs became chart hits, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". She won Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "The Rose", and Record of the Year …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Lucy and Desi Self 2022 7.1
Casting By Self 2012 6.857
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Kitty Galore (voice) 2010 5.204
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On Self 2010 8.0
The Women Leah Miller 2008 5.123
Then She Found Me Bernice Graves 2007 5.649
The Stepford Wives Bobbie Markowitz 2004 5.685
Drowning Mona Mona Dearly 2000 5.484
Fantasia 2000 Self - Host 2000 6.973
Isn't She Great Jacqueline Susann 2000 5.088
Get Bruce! Self 1999 6.545
Motown 40: The Music is Forever Self (archive footage) 1998
That Old Feeling Lilly Leonard 1997 6.212
The First Wives Club Brenda Morelli Cushman 1996 6.709
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz Self 1995
Gypsy Rose Hovick 1994 6.3
Hocus Pocus Winifred Sanderson 1993 7.039
For the Boys Dixie Leonard 1991 6.284
Scenes from a Mall Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer 1991 5.154
Stella Stella Claire 1990 5.816
Oliver & Company Georgette (voice) 1988 6.733
Big Business Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton 1988 6.369
Beaches CC Bloom 1988 6.703
Outrageous Fortune Sandy Brozinsky 1987 6.008
Ruthless People Barbara Stone 1986 6.576
Down and Out in Beverly Hills Barbara Whiteman 1986 5.903
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self (archive footage) 1980 4.0
The Rose Mary Rose Foster 1979 6.709
Goodbye, Columbus Wedding Guest (uncredited) 1969 5.328
The Detective Woman at Party 1968 5.914
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1945
FromHonolulu, Territory of …