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.
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 Performance for "The Rose", and Record of the Year for "Wind Beneath My Wings".
Midler made her starring film debut with the musical drama The Rose (1979), which won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in numerous films, including Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Ruthless People (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Big Business (1988), Beaches (1988), Stella (1990), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), The First Wives Club (1996), The Stepford Wives (2004), Parental Guidance (2012), and The Addams Family (2019) and its sequel (2021). Midler also had starring roles in For the Boys (1991) and Gypsy (1993), winning two additional Golden Globe Awards for these films and receiving a second Academy Award nomination for the former.
Midler held a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with the show Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On from 2008 to 2010. She starred in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, which began previews in March 2017 and premiered at the Shubert Theatre in April 2017. The show was her first leading role in a Broadway musical. Midler received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.
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Filmography (Movies)
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Release Date:16/07/2026
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2025
The Fabulous Four
Character:Marilyn
Release Date:26/07/2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/01/2024
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Character:Benita
Release Date:07/09/2023
Hocus Pocus 2
Character:Winifred Sanderson
Release Date:27/09/2022
Lucy and Desi
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2022
The Addams Family 2
Character:Grandma (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2021
Parkinson at 50
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2021
The Glorias
Character:Bella Abzug
Release Date:18/12/2020
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Character:Winifred Sanderson
Release Date:30/10/2020
Coastal Elites
Character:Miriam Nessler
Release Date:12/09/2020
The Addams Family
Character:Grandma (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2019
Camp! The Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2019
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Character:Host
Release Date:01/03/2019
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2018
Freak Show
Character:Muv
Release Date:12/01/2018
Bette Midler: One Night Only
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2014
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2014
Six by Sondheim
Character:Mama Rose (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2013
20 Feet from Stardom
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2013
Parental Guidance
Character:Diane Decker
Release Date:25/12/2012
Casting By
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2012
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Character:Kitty Galore (voice)
Release Date:29/07/2010
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2010
The Divine Miss M in Performance
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character:Self - Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2009
The Women
Character:Leah Miller
Release Date:12/09/2008
Then She Found Me
Character:Bernice Graves
Release Date:07/09/2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2007
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:02/05/2007
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2005
The Divine Bette Midler
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2005
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2004
Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2004
The Stepford Wives
Character:Bobbie Markowitz
Release Date:10/06/2004
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2003
What Women Want
Character:Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/2000
Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
Character:Self
Release Date:27/06/2000
Drowning Mona
Character:Mona Dearly
Release Date:03/03/2000
Isn't She Great
Character:Jacqueline Susann
Release Date:28/01/2000
Fantasia 2000
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/2000
Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1999
Jackie's Back!
Character:Bette Midler
Release Date:14/06/1999
Get Bruce!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/02/1998
That Old Feeling
Character:Lilly Leonard
Release Date:04/04/1997
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/1997
The First Wives Club
Character:Brenda Morelli Cushman
Release Date:20/09/1996
Get Shorty
Character:Doris Saphron
Release Date:20/10/1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Self
Release Date:06/01/1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
A Century of Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1994
Gypsy
Character:Rose Hovick
Release Date:12/12/1993
Hocus Pocus
Character:Winifred Sanderson
Release Date:16/07/1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Earth and the American Dream
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
For the Boys
Character:Dixie Leonard
Release Date:22/11/1991
Scenes from a Mall
Character:Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer
Release Date:22/02/1991
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/1990
The Earth Day Special
Character:Mother Earth
Release Date:22/04/1990
Stella
Character:Stella Claire
Release Date:02/02/1990
The Lottery
Character:Woman
Release Date:01/05/1989
Beaches
Character:CC Bloom
Release Date:21/12/1988
Oliver & Company
Character:Georgette (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/1988
Big Business
Character:Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
Release Date:10/06/1988
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
Character:Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly
Release Date:20/03/1988
Outrageous Fortune
Character:Sandy Brozinsky
Release Date:30/01/1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Character:Self (Interviewee)
Release Date:27/12/1986
Ruthless People
Character:Barbara Stone
Release Date:26/06/1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Character:Barbara Whiteman
Release Date:31/01/1986
Women in Rock
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/1985
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/1984
Bette Midler: No Frills
Character:Herself
Release Date:23/08/1983
Jinxed!
Character:Bonita Friml
Release Date:22/10/1982
Divine Madness
Character:Self - The Divine Miss M
Release Date:26/09/1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/01/1980
The Rose
Character:Mary Rose Foster
Release Date:07/11/1979
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:07/12/1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/1977
The Bette Midler Show
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:19/06/1976
The Thorn
Character:Virgin Mary
Release Date:24/05/1974
Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/1971
Goodbye, Columbus
Character:Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1969
The Detective
Character:Woman at Party
Release Date:28/05/1968
Hawaii
Character:Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1966
Television Appearances
George Carlin's American Dream
Character:Self
When Ruby Wax Met...
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Circuit
Character:Self - Singer/Actor
The Politician
Character:Hadassah Gold
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Inside Comedy
Character:Self
The Marriage Ref
Character:Self - Panelist
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Dancing on Ice
Character:Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Character:Self
Project Runway
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Strictly Come Dancing
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
American Idol
Character:Self
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Bette
Character:Bette
The View
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Ruby Wax Meets
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Nanny
Character:Bette Midler
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self - Guest
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Bette Midler (voice)
Seinfeld
Character:Bette Midler
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
American Masters
Character:Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
Wogan
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Vegetable Soup
Character:Woody The Spoon
Numéro un
Character:Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
Character:Self
Cher
Character:Self - Guest
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self - Guest
Musikladen
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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