Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. She is famous for her performances in musical theater as well acting in many movies. Her first Broadway performance was in 1967 in Johnny No-Trump.
Work
Stage (selected)
Filmography
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
The Longest Yard (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Vigilante Force (1976)
The Jerk (1979)
Tulips (1981)
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Heartbeeps (1981)
Annie (1982)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Alice (1990)
Impromptu (1991)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (voice)
Anastasia (1997) (voice)
Barney's Great Adventure (1998) (singer, title song)
Wakko's Wish (1999) (voice)
Let It Snow (2001)
The Making and Meaning of We Are Family (2002) (documentary)
It Runs in the Family (2003)
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) (voice)
Come le formiche (Wine and Kisses) (2007) (DVD released in Italy)
Television
The Carol Burnett Show (various shows, 1969-1991)
George M! (1970)
Once Upon a Mattress (1972) as Lady Larkin
"Love American Style" - Episode titled "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey" (1973) as Nellie (opposite Jerry Orbach)
Paradise Lost (TV film, 1974)
Maude - Episode titled "Rumpus in the Rumpus Room" (1975)
All in the Family - Episode titled "Gloria Suspects Mike" (1975)
All's Fair (TV series) (1976-1977)
McCloud - Episode titled "The Day New York Turned Blue" (1976)
The Muppet Show (1977)
The Islander (TV film, 1978)
The Martian Chronicles (1980) (miniseries)
Saturday Night Live (1981) (host and performer)
Faerie Tale Theatre - Sleeping Beauty (1983)
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987)
David (TV film, 1988)
Fall from Grace (TV film, 1990)
The Last Best Year (TV film, 1990)
Into the Woods (1991)
The Last Mile (1992)
Animaniacs ("Rita and Runt" episodes, 1993-1994) (voice of Rita)
The Larry Sanders Show - Episode titled "Montana" (1994)
A&E Stage: "A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at Southern Methodist University" (1995)
Live with Regis and Kelly (various appearances, 1996-2011)
The Odyssey (1997) (miniseries)
Cinderella (TV film, 1997)
What the Deaf Man Heard (TV film, 1997)
Holiday in Your Heart (TV film, 1997)
The Closer - Episode titled "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1998)
Inside the Actors Studio (2000)
Frasier ("Sliding Frasiers") (2001) (celebrity call-in)
Ally McBeal - Episodes titled "The Getaway" and "The Obstacle Course" (2001)
Bobbie's Girl (TV film, 2002)
Prince Charming (TV film, 2001 (Peru), 2003 (USA))
Adopted (2005) (unsold ABC pilot)
Will & Grace - Episode titled "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" (2006)
Law and Order:SVU - Episode titled "Choreographed" (2006)
Boston Legal - Episode titled "Guantanamo By The Bay" (2007)
Grey's Anatomy - Episode titled "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (2008)
Living Proof (TV film, 2008)
Ugly Betty - Episodes titled "Dress for Success"; "There's No Place Like Mode", "Things Fall Apart", "In The Stars", and "Curveball" (2009)
Smash - Episodes titled "The Workshop" and "Bombshell" (2012).
Concerts
Major concerts
Various venues, summer of 1989: 10-city concert tour with Peter Allen.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California on September 6 and 7, 1996 (solo concert).
Carnegie Hall, New York City on December 9, 1996 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on CD).
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia on January 7 and 8, 1998 (solo concert).
Royal Festival Hall, London on September 17, 1998 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on video).
Radio City Music Hall, New York City on June 19, 2002 (solo concert with guest singers).
Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall), New York City, on May 1, 2006 (solo concert).
Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide, Australia, on June 6 and 7, 2009 (solo concert). Peters headlined, and the concert was televised on June 27, 2009 on Foxtel. A DVD of the concert was released in Australia in June 2010.
Benefit concert, "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", Minskoff Theatre, New York City on November 9, 2009.
Other notable concerts
"Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" - June 10, 1992 (broadcast on PBS Great Performances in 1993), singing "Not a Day Goes By" and "Sunday"
"Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh" - June 7, 1998, singing, among others, "Unexpected Song", "Being Alive" and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"
Hollywood Bowl Sondheim Concert - July 8, 2005, performing in the "Opening Doors Medley" and "Being Alive".
"Sondheim: The Birthday Concert", the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, a celebration of Sondheim's 80th birthday - March 15 and 16, 2010. Peters sang "Move On" with Mandy Patinkin and "Not a Day Goes By".
Discography
Solo recordings
Bernadette Peters (1980) MCA. Billboard 200 #114 (retitled and expanded as Bernadette in a 1992 CD reissue)
"Gee Whiz!" ("Look at His Eyes") (1980) Billboard Hot 100 #31 (single)
Now Playing (1981) MCA US Billboard 200 #151
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (1996) Angel Records - Grammy Award nominee
Sondheim, Etc. - Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall (1997) Angel Records - Grammy Award nominee
Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein (2002) Angel Records - Grammy Award nominee
Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It (2005) Angel Records
"Kramer's Song" (2008) Blue Apple Books (single)
"Stella's Song" (2010) Blue Apple Books (single)
Cast recordings
George M! - Sony (1968)
Dames At Sea - Columbia Masterworks (1969)
Mack and Mabel - MCA (1974)
Sunday in the Park with George - RCA Records (1984) - Grammy Award winner (Best Cast Show Album, 1985)
Song and Dance - The Songs - RCA Victor (1985)
Into The Woods - RCA Victor Records (1988) - Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Cast Show Album, 1989)
The Goodbye Girl - Columbia Records (1993)
Anyone Can Whistle Live At Carnegie Hall - Columbia Records (1995)
Annie Get Your Gun The New Broadway Cast Recording - Angel Records (1999) - Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2000)
Gypsy The New Broadway Cast Recording - Angel Records (2003) - Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2004)
Sherry! - Studio Cast Recording - Angel Records (2004)
Legends Of Broadway-Bernadette Peters Compilation (2006) - Sony Masterworks Broadway (Original versions of songs from Dames At Sea, Annie Get Your Gun, Anyone Can Whistle, Sunday in the Park with George, Mack and Mabel, Song and Dance, Into The Woods and Gypsy)
Follies - PS Classics (2011)
Other recordings
Dress Casual - Evening Primrose suite with Mandy Patinkin - CBS Records (1990)
Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Concert Cast) RCA Victor Broadway (1992)
Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh - Philips Records (1998)
Flirting with the Edge - John Whelan - Narada (1998)
Dewey Doo-It Helps Owlie Fly Again - Randall Fraser Publishing (2005)
Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins - Wildflower Records (2008) - "Trust Your Heart"
References
1948 births
Living people
American movie actors
American musical theatre actors
Actors from New York City
Singers from New York City