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Bette Midler
Bette Midler (/bɛt ˈmɪdlər/ bet MID-lər; born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author, known for her bold, bawdy stage presence and powerful vocals. Throughout her illustrious five-decade career, Midler has accumulated numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a coveted Kennedy Center Honor, alongside nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her career performing in off-Broadway plays, then rose to prominence as a singer in the gay bathhouses of NYC during the 1970s. To date, she has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist, selling over 30 million records worldwide, and has chartered multiple hits, including "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". Midler made her film debut in The Rose (1979), which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress and an Academy Award nomination. She has since starred in a slew of box office hits such as Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Beaches, Hocus Pocus, and The First Wives Club.
More recently in 2008, Midler enjoyed a successful stint in Las Vegas with her residency, Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On, and in 2017, she won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!. Midler is also an author, having released multiple books over the years, including The Saga of Baby Divine and A View from a Broad. Additionally, she is involved in various charitable efforts, notably founding the New York Restoration Project, an organization aimed at improving the city's neglected parks in 1995.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Bette Midler
Born: Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 1, 1945
Occupations: Actress, Comedian, Singer, Author
Years Active: 1965-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Martin von Haselberg
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Awards and Nominations Received by Bette Midler
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Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)
Down and Out in Beverly HillsMovies Featuring Bette Midler
Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus
Isn't She Great
The Glorias
The Stepford Wives
Ruthless People
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Then She Found Me
Freak Show
The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family
Parental Guidance
Drowning Mona
Beaches
The First Wives Club
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Stella
Outrageous Fortune
Big Business
The Rose
Sitting in Bars with Cake
The Fabulous Four
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
The Divine Miss M in Performance
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
And the Oscar Goes To…
Six by Sondheim
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
’Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
For the Boys
Scenes from a Mall
Divine Madness
Jinxed!
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Live Aid
The Earth Day Special
Bette Midler’s Mondo Beyondo
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
The Lottery
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Coastal Elites
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Parkinson at 50
George Carlin’s American Dream
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
A Century of Cinema
The Detective
Earth and the American Dream
Goodbye, Columbus
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
That Old Feeling
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Jackie’s Back!
Bette Midler: Ol’ Red Hair Is Back
Hawaii
Career Timeline
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2020
The Glorias
Coastal Elites
Miriam Nessler
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
Self
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Winifred Sanderson
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special
Self
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
The Divine Miss M in Performance
Self
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Self
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Self
2004
The Stepford Wives
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
’Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
1988
Beaches
Big Business
Bette Midler’s Mondo Beyondo
Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
Self
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