caption website years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
peters in 2008 http://www.bernadettepeters.com/ 1958 -- present ozone states park , queens , new york , united bernadette peters 28 february 1948 michael death -rrb- wittenberg -lrb- m. 1996 -- 2005 ; his peters in 08.jpg bernadette peters
 bernadette lazzara actress , singer , author
bernadette peters

bernadette peters -lrb- born bernadette lazzara ; february 28 , 1948 -rrb- is an american actress , singer and children 's book author .
over the course of a career that has spanned five decades , she has starred in musical theatre , films and television , as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings .
she is one of the most critically acclaimed broadway performers , having received nominations for seven tony awards , winning two -lrb- plus an honorary award -rrb- , and nine drama desk awards , winning three .
four of the broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won grammy awards .
regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of stephen sondheim , peters is particularly noted for her roles on the broadway stage , including in the musicals `` mack and mabel '' , `` sunday in the park with george '' , `` song and dance '' , `` into the woods '' , `` annie get your gun '' and `` gypsy '' .
peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s , and in film and television in the 1970s .
she was praised for this early work and for appearances on `` the muppet show '' , `` the carol burnett show '' and in other television work , and for her roles in films like `` silent movie '' , `` the jerk '' , `` pennies from heaven '' and `` annie '' .
in the 1980s , she returned to the theatre , where she became one of the best-known broadway stars over the next three decades .
she also has recorded six solo albums and several singles , as well as many cast albums , and performs regularly in her own solo concert act .
in the 2010s , peters continues to act on stage , in films and on television , where she has been nominated for three emmy awards and three golden globe awards , winning once .
