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
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Winifred Sanderson
The Addams Family
(2019)
Grandma (voice)
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Winifred Sanderson
The Addams Family 2
(2021)
Grandma (voice)
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Georgette (voice)
What Women Want
(2000)
Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)
Fantasia 2000
(1999)
Self - Host
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
(2010)
Kitty Galore (voice)
The Greatest Night in Pop
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
(1985)
Self
Ruthless People
(1986)
Barbara Stone
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Bobbie Markowitz
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Brenda Morelli Cushman
Big Business
(1988)
Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
Get Shorty
(1995)
Doris Saphron
Beaches
(1988)
CC Bloom
Full Filmography
Acting
Hawaii
(1966)
Passenger (uncredited)
The Detective
(1968)
Woman at Party
Goodbye, Columbus
(1969)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
(1971)
Self
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
(1972)
Lullaby Singer (voice)
The Thorn
(1974)
Virgin Mary
The Bette Midler Show
(1976)
Self - Host
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
(1977)
Self
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
(1977)
Self - Host
The Rose
(1979)
Mary Rose Foster
Divine Madness
(1980)
Self - The Divine Miss M
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
(1980)
Self (archive footage)
Jinxed!
(1982)
Bonita Friml
Bette Midler: No Frills
(1983)
Herself
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
(1984)
Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
(1985)
Self
Live Aid
(1985)
Self
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
(1986)
Barbara Whiteman
Ruthless People
(1986)
Barbara Stone
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
(1986)
Self (Interviewee)
Outrageous Fortune
(1987)
Sandy Brozinsky
Beaches
(1988)
CC Bloom
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Georgette (voice)
Big Business
(1988)
Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
Mickey's 60th Birthday
(1988)
Self
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
(1988)
Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly
The Lottery
(1989)
Woman
Stella
(1990)
Stella Claire
The Earth Day Special
(1990)
Mother Earth
For the Boys
(1991)
Dixie Leonard
Scenes from a Mall
(1991)
Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
Gypsy
(1993)
Mama Rose
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Winifred Sanderson
A Century of Cinema
(1994)
Self
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
(1995)
Self
Get Shorty
(1995)
Doris Saphron
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
(1995)
Self
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Brenda Morelli Cushman
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
(1997)
Self
That Old Feeling
(1997)
Lilly Leonard
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Jackie's Back!
(1999)
Bette Midler
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
Fantasia 2000
(1999)
Self - Host
Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
(1999)
Self
What Women Want
(2000)
Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)
Isn't She Great
(2000)
Jacqueline Susann
Drowning Mona
(2000)
Mona Dearly
Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
(2000)
Self
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
(2003)
Self
Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
(2004)
Self
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Bobbie Markowitz
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
(2004)
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
The Divine Bette Midler
(2005)
Self
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
(2005)
Self
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
(2006)
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(2007)
Self
Then She Found Me
(2007)
Bernice Graves
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
(2007)
Self - Narrator
The Women
(2008)
Leah Miller
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self / Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
(2010)
Self
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
(2010)
Self
The Divine Miss M in Performance
(2010)
Self
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
(2010)
Kitty Galore (voice)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Parental Guidance
(2012)
Diane Decker
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Mama Rose (archive footage)
20 Feet from Stardom
(2013)
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
(2014)
Self
Bette Midler: One Night Only
(2014)
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
(2018)
Self
Freak Show
(2018)
Muv
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
(2019)
Host
Camp! The Movie
(2019)
Self
The Addams Family
(2019)
Grandma (voice)
The Glorias
(2020)
Bella Abzug
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(2020)
Winifred Sanderson
Coastal Elites
(2020)
Miriam Nessler
The Addams Family 2
(2021)
Grandma (voice)
Parkinson at 50
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Live at Mister Kelly's
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
(2022)
Self
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Winifred Sanderson
Sitting in Bars with Cake
(2023)
Benita
The Fabulous Four
(2024)
Marilyn
The Greatest Night in Pop
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
(1977)
Writer
Divine Madness
(1980)
Writer
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
(1984)
Writer
Production
Beaches
(1988)
Producer
For the Boys
(1991)
Producer
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(2002)
Executive Producer
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
(2010)
Executive Producer
Directing