Bette Midler
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.
Date of Birth: December 01, 1945 (80)
Birth Place: Honolulu, HI, USA
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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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Movies
[ 1971 ] Virgin Mary
[ 1972 ] Lullabye Singer
[ 1979 ] Rose
[ 1982 ] Bonita Friml
[ 1986 ] Barbara Stone
[ 1986 ] Barbara Whiteman
[ 1987 ] Sandy
[ 1988 ] CC Bloom
[ 1988 ] Georgette
[ 1988 ] Sadie Shelton, Sadie Ratliff
[ 1990 ] Stella Claire
[ 1991 ] Deborah
[ 1991 ] Dixie Leonard
[ 1993 ] Winifred
[ 1996 ] Brenda Morelli Cushman
[ 1997 ] Lilly Leonard
[ 2000 ] Jacqueline Susann
[ 2000 ] Mona Dearly
[ 2004 ] Bobbie Markowitz
[ 2007 ] Bernice Graves
[ 2008 ] Leah Miller
[ 2010 ] Kitty Galore
[ 2012 ] Diane Decker
[ 2017 ] Muv
[ 2019 ] Grandma
[ 2020 ] Bella Abzug
[ 2021 ] Grandma
[ 2022 ] Winifred Sanderson
[ 2024 ] Marilyn
TV Shows
[ 1975 ] Woody The Spoon voice
[ 1990 ] Mother Earth
[ 1993 ] Bette Midler
[ 1993 ] Mama Rose
[ 1995 ] Bette Midler
[ 1997 ] Bette Midler
[ 1999 ] Bette Midler
[ 2000-2001 ] Bette
[ 1998-2018 ] Caprice Feldman - Secretary #93
[ 2019-2020 ] Hadassah Gold
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Videos
Video: Watch Kelli O'Hara, Adrienne Warren & More Perform at America 250 Special
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-07-06 11:02:34
Video: Nathan Lane Explains How DEATH OF A SALESMAN Achieves Intimacy at the Winter Garden
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-05-05 09:08:42
Video: Inside Opening Night of BEACHES with Jessica Vosk, Kelli Barrett & More
by Luka Vonier - 2026-04-28 11:04:31
Video: Richard Jay-Alexander Celebrates 50 Years in the Broadway Business
by Robert Diamond - 2026-04-03 13:00:22
Video: Jessica Vosk, Kelli Barrett & More Give a Sneak Peek of BEACHES
by Luka Vonier - 2026-02-16 13:27:39
Video: Watch Jessica Vosk & Kelli Barrett Sing New BEACHCES Songs
by Michael Major - 2026-02-13 12:19:20
Video: Marc Shaiman Recalls Journey From Bette Midler Superfan to Collaborator
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-28 10:51:25
Video: Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett Sing 'Wish I Could Be Like You' From BEACHES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-01-22 11:23:52
Video: Molly Gordon Looks Back on THEATER CAMP and Her Community Theater Roots
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-24 10:33:29
News
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present artists including Amanda Green, Ron Carter, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, and performers from Broadway musicals including REGENCY GIRLS and CRAZY RICH ASIANS.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2026
The monthly cabaret series spotlighting Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys, understudies, and alternates will feature performers from TITANIQUE, SIX THE MUSICAL, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL, and other productions.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2026
54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 28, 2026
Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026
Jake Shimabukuro will perform at Alaska PAC, presented by the Anchorage Concert Association, next month. The performance will take place at Atwood Concert Hall.
by Stephen Sorokoff - Sep 26, 2026
It was a night of shock, awe, surprise, and enormous talent as Randy Roberts brought a star-studded Laurie Beechman Theatre to its feet several times with a brilliant display of singing, comedy, acting, and female impersonation.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2026
The Dance Hall of Fame announced its second class of honorees, including Debbie Allen, George Balanchine, Toni Basil, Katherine Dunham, Savion Glover, Mandy Moore, the Nicholas Brothers, and WEST SIDE STORY legends George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 24, 2026
El Capitan Theatre will present Disney's HOCUS POCUS and Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in 4D, with special fan event screenings featuring composer John Debney and artist George McClements.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 23, 2026
Oglio Records will release a newly remastered edition of jazz pianist Dave Frishberg's 1970 debut album OKLAHOMA TOAD as a 12-inch vinyl LP with a bonus 7-inch featuring previously unheard material.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026
Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2026
La Jolla Playhouse announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of GRIM, a new musical featuring book by Joey Orton and Brad Silnutzer, music and lyrics by Petro AP and Scott Hoying, and choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 15, 2026
Warren Carlyle will direct a gothic thriller reimagining Dracula mythology through a Noël Coward-style comedy lens, with Victoria Smurfitt, Jeremy Swift, and Morgan Watkins in the cast.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 10, 2026
Madeline Brewer will star in WILD ROSE at New York Theatre Workshop. The production will play at the East 4th Street venue in New York.
by Zach Wetzel - Sep 6, 2026
HOCUS POCUSED is an excellent new show with chills and laughs!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2026
B. Valentine, Ginger Leigh, and Amy Atchley will perform at Mozart's in Austin as part of a quarterly concert series spotlighting women musicians over 40, presented with Austin Woman Magazine.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 2, 2026
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman will perform at Groove NYC in Manhattan, bringing songs recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Elton John and Faith Hill to the intimate MacDougal Street venue.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 31, 2026
Kathy Halenda will perform a cabaret honoring Judy Garland and Bette Midler in two limited performances at ART Station Theatre.
by Michael Major - Aug 25, 2026
Broadway is mourning the loss of music icon Dolly Parton. Stephanie J. Block, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara and more have paid tribute to the global icon and humanitarian through new social media posts.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2026
Bethany Livers and Logan Baxter, teenage performers who met at a summer intensive, will co-produce their first cabaret, A NIGHT OF CHILLS & THRILLS, at The Green Room 42.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Bette Midler has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
Bette Midler has not appeared in the West End.
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).
Bette Midler has won numerous prestigious awards throughout her Broadway career. Her accolades include a Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Award for Hello, Dolly!, along with a Special Tony Award. She received the Outstanding Actress in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Hello, Dolly!, and the Outstanding Actress in a Musical honor from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, also for Hello, Dolly!. Additionally, Midler earned Best Leading Actress in a Musical recognition from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Hello, Dolly!, and Best Leading Actress in a Play from the BroadwayWorld Awards for I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers.
Bette Midler has written 2 shows including Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue (Lyricist), Bette! Divine Madness (Additional Material).
