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  • Born: 1 December 1945
  • Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey
  • Best Known As: Brash singer nicknamed "The Divine Miss M"

Bette Midler was a local hit as a bathhouse and cabaret singer in New York in the early 1970s. (As her website puts it, "Bawdy humor, revealing costumes and a distinctive voice made for an act that was poignant, tacky, and altogether fabulous.") Her 1972 album, The Divine Miss M, included the hit single "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and won her both a Grammy as best new artist and a national following. In 1979 she became a star in the movies as well, earning an Oscar nomination for her performance as a Janis Joplin-like singer in The Rose; the soundtrack album was a hit as well. She later starred in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986, with Nick Nolte) and Beaches (1988), among other films. She also continued to tour, known as always for her elaborate, high-energy stage productions and her loyal following. Her other films include Hocus Pocus (1993, with Sarah Jessica Parker), The First Wives' Club (1996, with Diane Keaton) and Drowning Mona (2000, with Neve Campbell). In 2008 she began a two-year residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, in a show called The Showgirl Must Go On.

Midler also authored a children's book, The Saga of Baby Divine... Early in Midler's career, her pianist and musical director was Barry Manilow... Midler's show at Caesar's Palace follows the successful five-year run of Céline Dion in the same theater.

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"It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance."

"I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity."

"Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?"

"I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot. I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot."

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Similar Artists:

Barry Manilow, Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Liza Minnelli, The 5th Dimension, Linda Eder, Melissa Manchester, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Michael Feinstein

Influenced By:

Judy Garland, The Boswell Sisters, The Andrews Sisters

Followers:

Emily West, Leah Callahan

Performed Songs By:

Jerry Blatt, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Johnny Mercer, Mark "Moogy" Klingman, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, Buzzy Linhart, Harold Arlen, Ellie Greenwich, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Amanda McBroom

Worked With:

David Spinozza, Steve Skinner, Arif Mardin, Ula Hedwig, Lewis Hahn

Formal Connection With:

Sharon Redd, Matthew Wilder, Bill Hennessy
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  • Born: December 01, 1945, Paterson, NJ
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Vocal Music
  • Instrument: Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Jackpot: The Best Bette," "Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits," "The Divine Miss M"
  • Representative Songs: "The Rose," "From a Distance," "Wind Beneath My Wings"

Biography

Bette Midler counts singing as only one of her talents; at times, since 1972, when she first came to national recognition, it has seemed to be the least of her talents. Still, she has managed to score a number of major hits in a roller-coaster career as a recording artist. Born in Paterson, NJ, and raised in Hawaii, Midler early on showed an interest in singing and acting, and by the '60s she had moved to New York and gotten a role in the long-running Broadway hit Fiddler on the Roof. Midler developed a nightclub act that included comedy and singing of a variety of kinds of material, including show tunes, pop hits, and even a takeoff on the Andrews Sisters, and appeared with increasing frequency in New York with her accompanist, Barry Manilow. She was signed to Atlantic Records and released The Divine Miss M (1972), which went gold and included a Top Ten single cover of the Andrews Sisters' "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Bette Midler (1973) was similarly successful.

Midler's album sales fell off during the rest of the '70s, though her records always reached the Top 100 in the album chart. But in 1979 she starred in the film The Rose, a fictional account of the life of Janis Joplin, and the title track became a Top Ten hit. 1980 saw the release of Midler's concert film, Divine Madness, and her best-selling book, A View from a Broad. Her next film, Jinxed (1982), however, was a major flop, and subsequent records didn't fare well. Midler made a cinematic comeback with Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), but it wasn't until 1989 that she had another pop hit, when her version of "Wind Beneath My Wings" from her film Beaches became a number one hit. This rejuvenated her singing career, and 1990's Some People's Lives became a Top Ten, million-selling album, with the song "From a Distance" hitting number two. Midler's soundtrack album to her 1991 film For the Boys was also a gold-selling hit.

Midler appeared in a television production of the Broadway musical Gypsy that produced a charting soundtrack album in 1993 following the release of her million-selling hits collection Experience the Divine. The gold-selling Bette of Roses (1995) was her first regular album release in five years. Her 1996 film The First Wives Club was a major box office success. In 1998, she switched to Warner Bros. Records and released Bathhouse Betty, which went gold. With film opportunities drying up, the 54-year-old singer/actress turned to television, developing a half-hour network comedy series based on her own life. Though it didn't last long, Bette premiered on CBS on October 11, 2000; six days later, she released a second Warner Bros. album, also called Bette. During the next five years, Midler covered two seminal artists' songbooks, Rosemary Clooney and Peggy Lee, coming out with her first-ever Christmas record, which included a duet with Johnny Mathis, Cool Yule, in 2006. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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  • Born: Dec 01, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Occupation: Actor, Writer
  • Active: '70s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, In the Mood, Ruthless People
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Rose (1979)

Biography

Gloriously flamboyant American entertainer Bette Midler was born in Honolulu, HI, to the only Jewish family in the neighborhood. After dropping out of a drama class at the University of Hawaii, she took a tiny role in the 1966 film Hawaii, playing a seasick boat passenger (though it's hard to see her when viewing the film). Training for a dancing career in New York, Midler made the casting rounds for several months before finally winning a chorus role, and then the featured part of Tzeitel, in the long-running Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof.

It helps to do something well that no one else does, and Midler found her forte by singing at the Continental Baths, a gay hangout in New York. Most bath house performers were painfully bad, but Midler established herself by combining genuine talent with the tackiness expected of her. As the "Divine Miss M," Midler did an act consisting of campy (and dirty) specialty numbers; dead-on imitations of such earlier performers as the Andrews Sisters and Libby Holman; and the most outrageously revealing costumes this side of Bob Mackie. Soon she outgrew the bath houses and went on to nightclub and recording-artist fame, earning a Grammy Award in 1973. After several years of sell-out tours, Midler re-entered films as the star of The Rose, a 1979 film à clef loosely based upon the life and times of Janis Joplin. The film was a success, but it failed to establish Midler as a dramatic actress; audiences, particularly gay fans, still preferred the Divine Miss M.

Jinxed (1982), Midler's next film, lived up to its name with well-publicized production squabbles between Midler, the director, producers, and a few of her co-stars. Following the film's failure, Midler wasn't seen onscreen until she signed a contract with Disney in 1986. Establishing a new film identity as a character comedienne, Midler sparkled in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), and was even better as a loudmouthed kidnap victim in Ruthless People (1987). Using her restored film stature, Midler set up her own production company and produced Beaches (1988), a pals-through-the-years saga that proved to be a four-hankie audience favorite. Once again attempting to establish herself as a tragedian, Midler starred in Stella (1989), a poorly-received remake of 1937's Stella Dallas. For the Boys (1992), offered Midler in tons of old-age makeup as a Martha Raye-style USO star (Raye responded to this "tribute" by suing the studio). The subsequent Scenes From a Mall (1991), which paired Midler with Woody Allen, and witchcraft fantasy Hocus Pocus (1993) also failed to truly showcase her talents. She rebounded somewhat in 1995 with a role in the wildly acclaimed Get Shorty, and had even greater success the following year co-starring with Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn in The First Wives Club. In 1999, Midler played herself in two films: the TV mockumentary Jackie's Back and Get Bruce!, a big-screen documentary about legendary comic writer Bruce Vilanch.

In addition to her film work, Midler still performs live concerts to sold-out crowds and continues to release albums, including Bathouse Bette, a tribute to her early singing days. In 1993, she scored an enormous success in a superb TV adaptation of the Broadway musical Gypsy. And, in 2000, Midler extended her talents to television, starring as herself in the aptly-named sitcom Bette. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Bette Midler

Bette Midler backstage at the Grammy Awards, February 1990
Background information
Also known as The Divine Miss M
Born December 1, 1945 (1945-12-01) (age 63)
Origin Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Genres Vocal, pop, rock, comedy
Occupations Singer, actress, comedienne
Years active 1965–present
Labels Atlantic (1972–1997)
Warner Bros. (1998–2001)
Columbia (2003–present)
Associated acts Barry Manilow
Website Bette Midler

Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known (by her informal stage name) as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards; and won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award.

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Biography

In 1945, Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the daughter of seamstress/housewife Ruth (née Schindel) and house painter Fred Midler, who worked at a Navy base in Hawaii.[1][2] Her parents were from Paterson, New Jersey and moved to Honolulu before Midler was born. She was named after the actress Bette Davis, though Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one, /ˈbɛt/. Midler's family was one of the few Jewish families in a mostly Asian neighborhood[3]. She was raised in nearby Aiea and attended Radford High School [4] in Honolulu. She was voted in Hoss Election 1961 "Most Talkative" and in her Senior Year (Class of 1963) "Most Dramatic".[5] She majored in drama at the University of Hawaii (though she only attended for three semesters) [6] and earned money in the film Hawaii (released in 1966) as an extra, playing a seasick passenger named Mrs David Buff in the film.

Personal life

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Midler's manager and boyfriend for a significant period was Aaron Russo. Midler married Martin von Haselberg (Harry Kipper of her opening act the Kipper Kids) on December 16, 1984 in a chapel in Las Vegas. Two years into their marriage she had a daughter, Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg, on November 14, 1986. Sophie graduated from Yale in 2008 with a degree in Sociology and a minor in East Asian Studies.

Charity work

In 1995, Midler founded the New York Restoration Project, a non-profit organization with the goal of revitalizing neglected neighborhood parks in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of New York City. These include Highbridge Park, Fort Washington Park, and Fort Tryon Park in upper Manhattan and Roberto Clemente State Park and Bridge Park in the Bronx.

In 1999, the city planned to auction 114 community gardens for commercial development. Midler led a coalition of greening organizations to save them. NYRP took ownership of 60 of the most neglected plots. Today Midler and her organization work with local volunteers and community groups to ensure that these gardens are kept safe, clean and vibrant. In 2003, Midler opened Swindler Cove Park, a new 5-acre (20,000 m2) public park on the Harlem River shore featuring specially designed educational facilities and the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, the first community rowing facility to be built on the Harlem River in more than 100 years. The organization offers free in-school and after-school environmental education programming to students from high-poverty Title I schools.

Career

Theater Actress

In the summer of 1965, Midler relocated to New York City, using the money from playing an extra in the film Hawaii. She landed her first professional onstage role in Tom Eyen's Off-Off-Broadway plays in 1965, Miss Nefertiti Regrets and Cinderella Revisited, a children's play by day and an adult show by night[7]. From 1966 to 1969, she played the role of Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway; during this period her sister Judith, visiting New York to see her perform, was killed by a taxi cab[citation needed].

In the summer of 1970, Midler began singing in the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the city, where she became close to her piano accompanist, Barry Manilow. He later produced her first album, 1972's The Divine Miss M. It was during her time at the Continental Baths that she built up a core following. In the late 1990s, during the release of her album Bathhouse Betty, Midler commented on her time performing there:

"Despite the way things turned out [with the AIDS crisis], I'm still proud of those days. I feel like I was at the forefront of the gay liberation movement, and I hope I did my part to help it move forward. So, I kind of wear the label of 'Bathhouse Betty' with pride" [8].

In 1971, Midler starred in the first professional production of The Who's rock opera Tommy with director Richard Pearlman and the Seattle Opera[9]. It was during the run of Tommy that Midler was asked to appear on the The Tonight Show. She proved to be so popular that her career immediately skyrocketed.

1970-1990 Success

Midler released her debut album The Divine Miss M on Atlantic Records in December 1972. It streaked into Billboard's Top 10 and became a million-selling platinum album, making her a star in the process and earning Midler the 1973 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Bette Midler at the premiere of The Rose.

In 1975, she received a Special Tony Award for her contribution to Broadway with Clams on the Half Shell Revue playing at the Minskoff Theater. From 1975–1978, she also provided the voice of Woody the Spoon on the PBS educational series Vegetable Soup.

In 1979, Midler made her first motion picture, starring in the 1960s-era rock and roll tragedy The Rose, as a drug-addicted rock star modeled after Janis Joplin. Soon afterwards she left to go on a world concert tour, with one of the shows (in Pasadena) being filmed and released as the concert film Divine Madness. Also in 1980, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Rose.

In 1981, Midler worked on the troubled project Jinxed!, a comedy in which she did not get along with her co-star (Ken Wahl) or the film's director (veteran Don Siegel). Released in 1982, the film was a major flop. Midler wouldn't appear in another film until 1986, and concentrated on her music career.

In 1985, she was a performer on USA for Africa's fund-raising single "We Are the World", and participated at the 'Live Aid' event at JFK stadium in Philadelphia.

Also in 1985, she signed a multi-picture deal with Touchstone Pictures. She was subsequently cast by director Paul Mazursky in Down and Out in Beverly Hills, beginning a successful comedic acting career. She followed that with Ruthless People (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), and Big Business (1988). She scored a hit with the 1988 tearjerker Beaches, co-starring Barbara Hershey.

Bette Midler in Los Angeles, 1990

Midler lent her voice to the animated character Georgette, a snobbish poodle, in Disney's Oliver & Company (1989). In 1990, she co-starred with Woody Allen in Scenes from a Mall, again for Mazursky. She earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for 1991's For the Boys co-starring with James Caan and directed by Mark Rydell, who had also directed The Rose. She reportedly turned down the lead role in 1992's Sister Act, which instead went to Whoopi Goldberg.

Other films include Stella (1990), Hocus Pocus (1993), The First Wives Club (1996), and The Stepford Wives (2004). Her television work includes an Emmy-nominated version of the stage musical Gypsy and a guest appearance as herself in Fran Drescher's The Nanny.

Midler won an Emmy Award in 1992 for her memorable performance on the next-to-last episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in May 1992; during which she sang an emotion-laden "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" to Johnny Carson. Another memorable event occured that night, Midler began singing Here's That Rainy Day, Carson's favorite song. Carson then joined a few lyrics later, and a piano soon after.

2000

Midler has guest-starred in various sitcoms over the years, including The Simpsons in the episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled" (she is first seen traversing a highway picking up trash when she is approached by Bart and Lisa with a request for Midler to appear on a show to revive Krusty's dying career). She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Understudy," which was the season finale of that show's sixth season. She also appeared on The Nanny in the aptly titled episode "You Bette Your Life". In 2000, Midler starred in her own sitcom, Bette. Airing on CBS, initial ratings were high but soon declined and the show did not last a full season, being cancelled in early 2001. During the show's short lifespan, Bette's daughter (played by Lindsay Lohan in the pilot, then by Marina Malota starting with the third episode) and her husband were recast (Robert Hays succeeded Kevin Dunn in the final episode aired). The show was also reportedly rocked by backstage turmoil.

Also in 2001, Bette or Bust, a book chronicling Midler's "Divine Miss Millennium Tour" was released.

Midler is to play Carrie Bradshaw's mother in the Sex and the City sequel.

Music

Midler has won four Grammy Awards including the 1973 Best New Artist and the prestigious Record of the Year in 1989 for the # 1 hit "Wind Beneath My Wings", the theme from Beaches. Her rendition of the 1990 "From a Distance" also earned her a Grammy and is another of her most popular songs. When the American Film Institute announced "The 100 Years of the Greatest Songs" on June 22, 2004, two of Midler's recordings were selected by the board: "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#44) and "The Rose" (#83). However, after years of erratic record sales, Midler was dropped from the Warner Brothers label in 2001.

After a long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces for the first time in twenty years in 2003 to record "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook." Of the project, Manilow said he'd had a dream that he was recording with Midler again, so he called her up with the idea and she agreed that it was due time to work together again. Now signed to Columbia Records, the album was an instant success, being certified gold in only a few weeks. One of the Clooney Songbook selections, "This Ole House," became Midler's first Christian radio single shipped by Rick Hendrix and his positive music movement. The album was nominated for a Grammy the following year. worldwide [10].

In 2003–2004, Midler toured the U.S. in her new show, Kiss My Brass, to sell-out audiences. In early 2005, an Australian tour, Kiss My Brass Down Under, was equally successful. Midler joined forces again with Manilow for another tribute album, Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook. Released in October 2005, the album sold 55,000 copies the first week of release and debuted at #10.

Recent work

In 2006, a new Christmas album Cool Yule was released by Midler featuring the title song (written by Steve Allen) and a duet with Johnny Mathis of "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow". Midler next starred in the 2007 film Then She Found Me, directed by Helen Hunt and starring Hunt, Matthew Broderick and Colin Firth, and appeared on the American Idol (season 6) finale, singing "The Wind Beneath My Wings" live at the Kodak Theatre.

On December 6, 2007, Midler's album Cool Yule received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Midler has a Vegas show titled "Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace[11]. The show has approximately 400 shows[11] in a two year run[6]. The show comprises The Staggering Harlettes, twenty female dancers and a thirteen piece band. Midler is reportedly being paid $40 million per year for her 200 shows[11] The show debuted on February 20, 2008 [11][12].

A new "best of" album, "Jackpot: The Best Bette", was released in 2008 and reached #66 on the U.S. charts, and #6 in the U.K., where it was certified Platinum.

In June 2009, Midler appeared on the Bravo TV show "My Life on the D-List" with Kathy Griffin.

Bette has, this month, signed a deal for her fifteenth studio Album, which is due out in stores in March of 2010, and will be entitled Leaving Las Vegas (Live) according to Bootlegbetty.com this may be false, stay tune for more.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Midler_discography#Soundtracks.

Discography

Main article: Bette Midler discography

Tours

  • 1970-1972: Continental Baths
  • 1972: Cross Country Tour
  • 1973: The Divine Miss M Tour
  • 1975: Clams on the Half Shell Revue
  • 1975-1976: The Depression Tour
  • 1977-1978: An Intimate Evening with Bette
  • 1978: The Rose Live In Concert
  • 1978: World Tour (Bette Midler)|World Tour
  • 1979-1980: Bette! Divine Madness
  • 1980: Divine Madness - Pasadena
  • 1982-1983: De Tour
  • 1993: Experience The Divine
  • 1994: Experience The Divine Again!
  • 1997: Diva Las Vegas
  • 1999: Bathhouse Betty Club Tour
  • 1999-2000: The Divine Miss Millennium Tour
  • 2003-2004: Kiss My Brass
  • 2005: Kiss My Brass Down Under
  • 2008-2010: The Showgirl Must Go On
  • 2012- The Best Of Bette

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1966 Hawaii Passenger uncredited
1969 Goodbye, Columbus Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1972 Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers unknown voice
1974 The Thorn Virgin Mary
1979 The Rose Mary Rose Foster Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1980 Divine Madness Herself/
Divine Miss M.		 concert film
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1982 Jinxed! Bonita Friml
1986 Ruthless People Barbara Stone American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture
Down and Out in Beverly Hills Barbara Whiteman Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1987 Outrageous Fortune Sandy Brozinsky American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1988 Beaches C.C. Bloom
Oliver and Company Georgette voice
Big Business Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture
1989 The Lottery Short film
1990 Stella Stella Claire
1991 For the Boys Dixie Leonard Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Scenes from a Mall Deborah Fifer
1993 Gypsy Mama Rose TV movie

Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
Hocus Pocus Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
1995 Get Shorty Doris Saphron uncredited
American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
1996 The First Wives Club Brenda Cushman National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1997 That Old Feeling Lilly Leonard
1999 Get Bruce Herself
Fantasia 2000 Herself / Hostess (segment "Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102")
2000 What Women Want Dr. J.M. Perkins uncredited
Isn't She Great Jacqueline Susann
Drowning Mona Mona Dearly
2004 The Stepford Wives Bobbie Markowitz
2007 Then She Found Me Bernice Graves
2008 The Women Leah Miller
2010 Sex And The City 2 Cameo Appearance Rumoured to play Carrie Bradshaw's mother

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Vegetable Soup Woody the Spoon voice
The Bette Midler Show Herself TV special
1977 Ol' Red Hair is Back Herself TV special
Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special
Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special
1984 Art Or Bust Herself/
Divine Miss M.		 TV special
1989 The Lottery Music teacher Created to demonstrate special effects; shown only at Disney-MGM Studios
1990 Earth Day Special Mother Nature
1993 The Simpsons Herself "Krusty Gets Kancelled"
1997 Diva Las Vegas Herself/
Divine Miss M.		 TV special
Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special
The Nanny Herself "You Bette Your Life"
1995 Seinfeld Herself "The Understudy"
1999 Jackie's Back Herself
2000-2001 Bette Bette 18 episodes
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2009 Loose Women Herself Guest Host
Dancing On Ice Herself Performed

See also

References

  1. ^ FilmReference.com, Bette Midler, Biography.
  2. ^ Yahoo! Movies, Bette Midler: Biography.
  3. ^ Adherents.com, Bette Midler.
  4. ^ The Class of 1963! We're Radgrads!
  5. ^ High School Hoss Elections
  6. ^ a b The Oprah Winfrey Show. Original air date January 28 2008. Interview with Bette Midler.
  7. ^ Time magazine profile on Midler.
  8. ^ "Bette Midler". Houston Voice. October 1998. 
  9. ^ Seattle Times
  10. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepfordwives.htm
  11. ^ a b c d Aeg.com, Bette Midler.
  12. ^ BetteMidler.com Official site.

Further reading

"A View From A Broad" 1981

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Hawaii (1966) · The Rose (1979) · Divine Madness! (1980) · Jinxed! (1982) · Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) · Ruthless People (1986) · Outrageous Fortune (1987) · Big Business (1988) · Oliver & Company (1988) · Beaches (1988) · Stella (1990) · Scenes from a Mall (1991) · For the Boys (1991) · Hocus Pocus (1993) · Get Shorty (1995) · The First Wives Club (1996) · That Old Feeling (1997)  · Drowning Mona (2000) · Isn't She Great (2000) · What Women Want (2002) · The Stepford Wives (2004) · Then She Found Me (2007) · The Women (2008)
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Harvey Korman / Brenda Vaccaro (1974) · Jack Albertson / Cloris Leachman (1975) · Chevy Chase / Vicki Lawrence (1976) · Tim Conway / Rita Moreno (1977) · Tim Conway / Gilda Radner (1978) · George Hearn (1985) · Whitney Houston (1986) · Robin Williams (1987) · Robin Williams (1988) · Linda Ronstadt (1989) · Tracey Ullman (1990) · Billy Crystal (1991) · Billy Crystal (1992) · Dana Carvey (1993) · Tracey Ullman (1994) · Barbra Streisand (1995) · Tony Bennett (1996) · Bette Midler (1997) · Billy Crystal (1998) · John Leguizamo (1999) · Eddie Izzard (2000)
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Rosalind Russell (1961) · Rosalind Russell (1962) · Shirley MacLaine (1963) · Julie Andrews (1964) · Julie Andrews (1965) · Lynn Redgrave (1966) · Anne Bancroft (1967) · Barbra Streisand (1968) · Patty Duke (1969) · Carrie Snodgress (1970) · Twiggy (1971) · Liza Minnelli (1972) · Glenda Jackson (1973) · Raquel Welch (1974) · Ann-Margret (1975) · Barbra Streisand (1976) · Diane Keaton/Marsha Mason (1977) · Ellen Burstyn/Maggie Smith (1978) · Bette Midler (1979) · Sissy Spacek (1980)

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Jane Seymour (1981) · Ingrid Bergman (1982) · Ann-Margret (1983) · Ann-Margret (1984) · Liza Minnelli (1985) · Loretta Young (1986) · Gena Rowlands (1987) · Ann Jillian (1988) · Christine Lahti (1989) · Barbara Hershey (1990) · Judy Davis (1991) · Laura Dern (1992) · Bette Midler (1993) · Joanne Woodward (1994) · Jessica Lange (1995) · Helen Mirren (1996) · Alfre Woodard (1997) · Angelina Jolie (1998) · Halle Berry (1999)

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