Bette Midler

Born

December 1, 1945 (79 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]

Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays, prior to 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 in the Continental Baths, a local gay bathhouse where she managed to build up a core following. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance".

In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA.

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Known For

8.0

Seinfeld

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

Self

5.3

2025

The Fabulous Four

Marilyn

5.4

2024

Lucy and Desi

Self

7.2

2022

Live at Mister Kelly's

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2021

Parkinson at 50

Self (archive footage)

10.0

2021

20 Feet from Stardom

Self

7.2

2013

Parental Guidance

Diane Decker

6.0

2012

Casting By

Self

7.1

2012

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

Self

8.0

2010

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Kitty Galore (voice)

5.2

2010

The Women

Leah Miller

5.1

2008

Then She Found Me

Bernice Graves

5.6

2007

The Stepford Wives

Bobbie Markowitz

5.7

2004

Drowning Mona

Mona Dearly

5.5

2000

Isn't She Great

Jacqueline Susann

4.9

2000

Fantasia 2000

Self - Host

7.0

2000

Get Bruce!

Self

6.2

1999

Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1998

That Old Feeling

Lilly Leonard

6.3

1997

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

Self

7.3

1997

The First Wives Club

Brenda Morelli Cushman

6.7

1996

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Self

0.0

1995

Gypsy

Rose Hovick

6.4

1993

Hocus Pocus

Winifred Sanderson

7.0

1993

For the Boys

Dixie Leonard

6.2

1991

Scenes from a Mall

Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer

5.2

1991

Stella

Stella Claire

5.7

1990

Beaches

CC Bloom

6.7

1988

Oliver & Company

Georgette (voice)

6.7

1988

Big Business

Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton

6.4

1988

Outrageous Fortune

Sandy Brozinsky

6.0

1987

Ruthless People

Barbara Stone

6.6

1986

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Barbara Whiteman

5.9

1986

Jinxed!

Bonita Friml

4.5

1982

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1980

The Rose

Mary Rose Foster

6.7

1979

Goodbye, Columbus

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

5.5

1969

The Detective

Woman at Party

6.0

1968

Hocus Pocus 3

Winifred Sanderson

0.0

The Greatest Night in Pop

Self (archive footage)

7.9

2024

Sitting in Bars with Cake

Benita

7.0

2023

Hocus Pocus 2

Winifred Sanderson

7.2

2022

The Addams Family 2

Grandma (voice)

7.0

2021

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

Self

6.1

2020

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

Winifred Sanderson

7.1

2020

Coastal Elites

Miriam Nessler

5.9

2020

Inside Comedy

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

2012

The One Show

Self - Guest · (3 episodes)

4.7

2006

Dancing on Ice

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.7

2006

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Self · (1 episode)

5.0

2005

The Divine Bette Midler

Self

0.0

2005

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Self

8.0

2004

Strictly Come Dancing

Self · (1 episode)

5.9

2004

A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request

Self

0.0

2003

American Idol

Self · (1 episode)

5.1

2002

Bette

Bette · (18 episodes)

7.9

2000

Jackie's Back!

Bette Midler

6.5

1999

The View

Self · (3 episodes)

4.4

1997

Get Shorty

Doris Saphron

6.5

1995

Inside the Actors Studio

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1994

A Century of Cinema

Self

8.0

1994

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

4.5

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

7.2

1993

Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

Self

0.0

1993

Earth and the American Dream

Reader (voice)

6.7

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self - Guest · (3 episodes)

5.5

1992

AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Self

0.0

1990

The Simpsons

Bette Midler (voice) · (1 episode)

8.0

1989

Seinfeld

Bette Midler · (1 episode)

8.3

1989

The Lottery

Woman

5.5

1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.5

1988

Women in Rock

Self

0.0

1986

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Self

8.5

1985

Divine Madness

Self - The Divine Miss M

6.2

1980

The Thorn

Virgin Mary

8.5

1974

Hawaii

Passenger (uncredited)

6.3

1966

A Childhood History Plan

0.0

George Carlin's American Dream

Self · (2 episodes)

7.9

2022

When Ruby Wax Met...

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

6.7

2021

The Circuit

Self - Singer/Actor · (1 episode)

0.0

2021

ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

8.0

2020

The Glorias

Bella Abzug

6.5

2020

The Addams Family

Grandma (voice)

6.6

2019

The Politician

Hadassah Gold · (8 episodes)

7.0

2019

Camp! The Movie

Self

4.6

2019

What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

Host

0.0

2019

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Self

7.0

2018

Freak Show

7.1

2013

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

Self

4.7

2010

The Marriage Ref

Self - Panelist · (1 episode)

3.8

2010

The Divine Miss M in Performance

Self

10.0

2010

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self - Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)

7.2

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

5.7

2003

Good Day Live

Self · (1 episode)

3.0

2001

What Women Want

Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)

6.5

2000

Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some

Self

0.0

2000

Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium

Self

0.0

1999

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

3.9

1996

Ruby Wax Meets

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

6.0

1996

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

Self

6.0

1995

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Narrator (Voice) · (1 episode)

10.0

1992

The Earth Day Special

Mother Earth

6.9

1990

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Self

6.8

1988

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly

0.0

1988

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self (Interviewee)

7.6

1986

American Masters

Self · (1 episode)

Self · (2 episodes)

5.3

1981

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back

Self - Host

8.7

1977

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

Self

0.0

1977

The Bette Midler Show

Self - Host

10.0

1976

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

Vegetable Soup

Woody The Spoon · (57 episodes)

0.0

1975

Numéro un

5.8

1952