Bette Midler

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

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…

Filmography

• Hocus Pocus as Winifred Sanderson
• Fantasia 2000 as Self - Host
• 20 Feet from Stardom as Self
• The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
• The Addams Family 2 as Grandma (voice)
• Hocus Pocus 2 as Winifred Sanderson
• The First Wives Club as Brenda Morelli Cushman
• Outrageous Fortune as Sandy Brozinsky
• Drowning Mona as Mona Dearly
• For the Boys as Dixie Leonard

TV

• The Simpsons as Bette Midler (voice)
• Seinfeld as Bette Midler
• The Nanny as Bette Midler
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The One Show as Self - Guest
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
• Strictly Come Dancing as Self
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• The View as Self