Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and producer, also known (by her informal stage name) as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has won four , four , three , and a , and has been nominated for two . She is well known for her titular role in the 1979 comedy film and Brenda Morelli Cushman in . She also voiced Kitty Galore in .
She is named after famed actress Bette Davis, though the pronunciation of her given name differs (Davis pronounced "Bette" with two syllables" "Betty", while Midler uses one syllable" "Bet").
Her most well-known Disney film appearance was in 1993's Hocus Pocus as Winifred Sanderson. She reprised her role in its 2022 sequel Hocus Pocus 2. She also voiced Georgette the poodle in the 1988 Disney animated feature film Oliver and Company. When she appeared as a guest star on Christmas in Rockefeller Center with Billy Crystal in 2012, she hangs out with the Muppets backstage for a photo-op and takes kisses with Miss Piggy.
She also starred in The Lottery, a short film produced for the Disney's Hollywood Studios Park in Florida for guests of the park’s Backstage Studio Tour.
She was named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo.
==Disney filmography==
Year	Film 	Character 	Studio
1988	Oliver & Company	Georgette 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1993	Hocus Pocus 	Winifred Sanderson	Walt Disney Pictures
1999	Fantasia 2000 	Herself 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2022	Hocus Pocus 2 	Winifred Sanderson	Walt Disney Pictures
===Touchstone filmography===
Year	Film 	Character 	Studio
1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	Barbara Whiteman 	Silver Screen Partners II
1986	Ruthless People 	Barbara Stone 	Silver Screen Partners II
1987	Outrageous Fortune 	Sandy Brozinsky 	Interscope CommunicationsSilver Screen Partners II
1988	Big Business 	Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff	Silver Screen Partners III
1988	Beaches 	Cecilia Carol Bloom 	All Girl ProductionsSilver Screen Partners IV
1990	Stella 	Stella Claire 	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
1991	Scenes from a Mall 	Deborah Fifer 	Silver Screen Partners IV
==Roles==
Down and Out in Beverley Hills - Barbara Whiteman.jpg|Barbara Whiteman(Down and Out in Beverly Hills)
Georgette.jpg|Georgette(Oliver & Company)
Winifred Sanderson.jpg|Winifred Sanderson(Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2)
fantasia-disneyscreencaps.com-3486.jpg|Herself(Fantasia 2000)
==Gallery==
Bettemidler.jpg|Bette Midler kissing Miss Piggy at the 2012 Christmas in Rockefeller Center appearance.
Bette Midler visits Jimmy Fallon.jpg|Bette Midler visiting The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon in November 2014.
Bette Midler 71st Tonys.jpg|Bette Midler arrives at the 71st annual Tony Awards in June 2017.
Bette Midler 91st Oscars.jpg|Bette Midler performs onstage during the 91st annual Academy Awards in February 2019.
D&OIBH - L Richard, B Midler, R Dreyfuss.jpg|Bette Midler with Little Richard and Richard Dreyfuss in Down and Out in Beverly Hills
==Trivia==
*Some of the original concept art for Elsa was based on Bette Midler.
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