Bette Midler

Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, singer and comedian. She starred in movies including Ruthless People, Beaches and Hocus Pocus. Midler has won many awards in the entertainment industry. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Career
Midler released her first album, The Divine Miss M, in December 1972. Midler won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best New Artist because of it.

In 1979, Midler appeared in her first movie, The Rose, as the main character.

In 1988, she played Cecilia Bloom in Beaches. The movie's soundtrack featured a cover version of "Wind Beneath My Wings" sung by Midler. It reached No.1.

In 2000, she had her own sitcom called Bette. It ended after one season.

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 1966 Hawaii Passenger Uncredited 1968 The Detective Girl at Party Uncredited1969  Goodbye, Columbus Wedding Guest Uncredited, cut scene 1971  Virgin Mary Also known as The Divine Mr. J; blocked distribution of movie 1972 Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers unknown Voice 1979  Mary Rose Foster  1980 Divine Madness! Herself/Divine Miss M. Concert movie 1982 Jinxed! Bonita Friml 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Barbara Whiteman  Ruthless People Barbara Stone  1987 Outrageous Fortune Sandy Brozinsky  1988 Big Business Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff  Oliver & Company Georgette Voice Beaches C. C. Bloom 1989  Music Teacher Short film 1990 Stella Stella Claire 1991 Scenes from a Mall Deborah Fifer For the Boys Dixie Leonard  Yakety Yak, Take it Back Herself  1992 Trash Talk Herself  1993 Hocus Pocus Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson  1995 Get Shorty Doris Saphron Uncredited 1996  Brenda Cushman  1997 That Old Feeling Lilly Leonard 1999Get Bruce Herself Fantasia 2000 Herself / Hostess Segment: "Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102" 2000 Drowning Mona Mona Dearly Isn't She Great Jacqueline Susann What Women Want Dr. J.M. Perkins Uncredited 2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood  Executive producer 2004  Bobbie Markowitz 2007 Then She Found Me Bernice Graves 2008  Leah Miller 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Kitty Galore Voice 2012 Casting By Herself Documentary Parental Guidance Diane Decker  2017 Freak Show Muv 2019 The Addams Family Grandmama Voice TBA The Glorias: A Life on the Road Bella Abzug Post-production

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Category:Tony Award winning actors
Category:People's Choice Award winners