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Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Actor · Born 1945-12-01 · Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]

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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 Performanc…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Bette Midler (voice)
  2. What Women Want (2000) — Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)
  3. Hocus Pocus (1993) — Winifred Sanderson
  4. The Addams Family (2019) — Grandma (voice)
  5. Seinfeld (1989) — Bette Midler
  6. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) — Winifred Sanderson
  7. Oliver & Company (1988) — Georgette (voice)
  8. The Stepford Wives (2004) — Bobbie Markowitz
  9. The Addams Family 2 (2021) — Grandma (voice)
  10. Fantasia 2000 (2000) — Self - Host
  11. The Nanny (1993) — Bette Midler
  12. Get Shorty (1995) — Doris Saphron
  13. The First Wives Club (1996) — Brenda Morelli Cushman
  14. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) — Kitty Galore (voice)
  15. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
  16. Parental Guidance (2012) — Diane Decker
  17. Ruthless People (1986) — Barbara Stone
  18. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
  19. The Women (2008) — Leah Miller
  20. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  21. Big Business (1988) — Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
  22. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  23. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) — Barbara Whiteman
  24. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self (archive footage)
  25. Beaches (1988) — CC Bloom
  26. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  27. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) — Self
  28. The Politician (2019) — Hadassah Gold
  29. Drowning Mona (2000) — Mona Dearly
  30. Then She Found Me (2007) — Bernice Graves
  31. American Idol (2002) — Self
  32. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
  33. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  34. The Rose (1979) — Mary Rose Foster
  35. Freak Show (2018) — Muv
  36. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  37. Outrageous Fortune (1987) — Sandy Brozinsky
  38. Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self - Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)
  39. Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) — Benita
  40. The View (1997) — Self

Directed

  1. Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (2010) — Director