Bette Midler
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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.4257 |
| Birthday | 1945-12-01 |
| Place of Birth | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA] |
| Also Known As |
1993
Hocus Pocus
7.038/3276
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1996
The First Wives Club
6.708/818
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1987
Outrageous Fortune
6.008/126
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1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
0/0
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever
2000
Drowning Mona
5.484/189
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1991
For the Boys
6.284/81
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1986
Ruthless People
6.6/443
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1988
Oliver & Company
6.734/1688
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1997
That Old Feeling
6.209/67
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1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
5.903/279
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2007
Then She Found Me
5.649/184
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1988
Big Business
6.369/298
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2004
The Stepford Wives
5.685/1418
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2008
The Women
5.123/361
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1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
4/1
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1969
Goodbye, Columbus
5.328/32
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1988
Beaches
6.703/278
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Beaches
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
0/0
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1968
The Detective
5.942/77
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.
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The Detective
1979
The Rose
6.711/135
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2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
5.204/682
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
1990
Stella
5.816/38
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1994
Gypsy
6.3/35
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1991
Scenes from a Mall
5.154/78
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Scenes from a Mall
1999
Get Bruce!
6.545/11
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Get Bruce!
2012
Casting By
6.857/43
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2022
Lucy and Desi
7.1/45
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Lucy and Desi
2000
Fantasia 2000
6.973/1367
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
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2010
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
8/3
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Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
2000
Isn't She Great
5.088/40
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1997
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
7.75/6
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1982
Jinxed!
4.583/24
Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold ha...
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2012
Parental Guidance
5.968/481
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Parental Guidance
Hocus Pocus 3
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2013
20 Feet from Stardom
7.171/260
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20 Feet from Stardom
2021
Parkinson at 50
10/1
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourit...
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2024
The Fabulous Four
5.9/24
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2010
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
4.7/3
The Greatest Ears in Town is an insightful documentary and testimonial to Arif Mardin; the producer, arranger, musician and multi Grammy award winner.
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2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2/113
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1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
7.5/2
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1983
Bette Midler: No Frills
0/0
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1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
8/1
Train wreck, some might call it a TV special, proving that not everything was better in the good old days. That includes Rolling Stone Magazine.
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2023
Sitting in Bars with Cake
7/108
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2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
7.845/275
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2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
10/1
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1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
7.571/8
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1977
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
8.5/4
In 1977, Bette Midler's first television special premiered, featuring guest stars Dustin Hoffman and Emmett Kelly. It went on to win Bette her first...
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Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
7.7/23
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her internati...
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2013
Six by Sondheim
7.1/28
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
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Six by Sondheim
2004
Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
0/0
Bette Midler hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–2004 Kiss My Brass concert tour, performing well-known hits and characters, a...
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Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
2014
Bette Midler: One Night Only
0/0
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1976
The Bette Midler Show
9.5/2
The Bette Midler Show is a HBO Video special of one of Bette Midler's tours entitled 'The Depression Tour', The video is of her show at the Cleveland...
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1990
The Earth Day Special
6.455/11
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the special fe...
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The Earth Day Special
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.816/19
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the ang...
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
1984
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
7/3
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Bette Midler: Art or Bust
2018
Freak Show
6.705/129
The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
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Freak Show
1988
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
10/1
In this spoof of a television talk show, Midler portrays the Italian bombshell hostess, Mondo Beyondo. Her guests include monologuist David Cale; Bill...
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Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
2004
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
0/0
This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank...
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'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2000
What Women Want
6.452/4359
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking...
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What Women Want
2006
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
0/0
Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Bette Midler, Cindy Lauper, Elvis Costello and more perform a live concert in Madison Square Gardens to benefit Hurricane K...
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From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
1971
Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
0/0
Bette Midler performs her final concert at the famous Continental Baths.
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Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
2007
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
7/2
This American Masters episode showcases the wonderful influence of Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records. Since the label's founding in 1947,...
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Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2010
The Divine Miss M in Performance
10/1
The program included in this DVD is the 1980s HBO Home Video Release of "Art Or Bust". It is a live recording of the performer's "De Tour" in Minneapo...
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1985
Live Aid
7.913/52
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...
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2019
The Addams Family
6.603/2478
The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their exte...
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The Addams Family
2000
Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
9/1
Documentary film: originally bundled with the Greatest Hits & Then Some collection
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Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
2005
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
0/0
Bette Midler performs four songs from her recording "Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook". Selections include "I'm A Woman," "He's A Tramp," "Fe...
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2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
7/35
Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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2020
The Glorias
6.4/63
An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement...
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The Glorias
2019
Camp! The Movie
4.6/10
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Camp! The Movie
2014
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
0/0
For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a pineapple-canning factory in Honolulu to becoming...
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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
1999
Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
0/0
Only the Divine Miss M could ring in the new millennium with such grandeur and style. Bette Midler's 1999-2000 concert tour to promote her Bathhouse...
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Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
2019
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
0/0
Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and...
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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
1989
The Lottery
6.2/5
A music teacher realizes that she's won the lottery, but then promptly loses the ticket out the window. The short film then follows her exploits to re...
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The Lottery
2003
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
10/1
The internationally renowned superstar Barry Manilow takes requests for Christmas songs and performs live with a band, an orchestra, and special guest...
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A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
1966
Hawaii
6.311/53
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii,...
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Hawaii
1980
Divine Madness
6.353/17
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A Childhood History Plan
0/0
Three women are forced to spend Christmas together, along with their children and grandchildren, after the man they were all once married to drops dea...
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A Childhood History Plan
1992
Earth and the American Dream
6.7/3
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness l...
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Earth and the American Dream
2005
The Divine Bette Midler
0/0
Follow the career of the Divine Miss M -- singer and actress Bette Midler -- from the bathhouses to Broadway to starring film roles. This A&E biograph...
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The Divine Bette Midler
1974
The Thorn
8/3
A series of vignettes involving various Biblical characters, including 'The Divine Mr. J', the Virgin Mary, a lecherous priest, King Herod, among othe...
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The Thorn
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
8.385/13
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michae...
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1994
A Century of Cinema
8.333/3
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
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A Century of Cinema
2020
Coastal Elites
5.8/34
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Coastal Elites
1995
Get Shorty
6.505/1205
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2021
The Addams Family 2
6.933/1398
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2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
7.1/13
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2022
Hocus Pocus 2
7.152/1814
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Hocus Pocus 2
1999
Jackie's Back!
6.889/9
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
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Jackie's Back!
1986
Women in Rock
7/1
All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists and their music. Through a music-driven mix of rare...
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1990
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
0/0
Bette Midler, Cher, Olivia Newton-John, Goldie Hawn & Robin Williams perform at a benefit from the Greek Theater
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2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
8.333/3
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2020
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
6.186/70
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2025
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
6.8/5
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1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
0/0
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Cut Off
0/0
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2023
Commitment to Life
0/0
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