Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Date of Birth:

Dec 01, 1945

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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filmography:

The Divine Miss M in Performance The Divine Miss M in Performance

2010

Live Aid Live Aid

1985

Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

2007

Bette Midler at the Continental Baths Bette Midler at the Continental Baths

1971

From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans

2006

The Addams Family The Addams Family

2019

Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some

2000

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972

The Glorias The Glorias

2020

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018

Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

2005

What Women Want What Women Want

2000

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration 'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

The Bette Midler Show The Bette Midler Show

1976

Bette Midler: One Night Only Bette Midler: One Night Only

2014

Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden

2004

Six by Sondheim Six by Sondheim

2013

The Earth Day Special The Earth Day Special

1990

ariana grande: excuse me, i love you ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

2020

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

1988

Freak Show Freak Show

2018

Bette Midler: Art or Bust Bette Midler: Art or Bust

1984

Mickey's 60th Birthday Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Camp! The Movie Camp! The Movie

2019

BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

2014

The Addams Family 2 The Addams Family 2

2021

Get Shorty Get Shorty

1995

Coastal Elites Coastal Elites

2020

A Century of Cinema A Century of Cinema

1994

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

2020

Hocus Pocus 2 Hocus Pocus 2

2022

AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

1990

Sister Act 3 Sister Act 3

1970

Women in Rock Women in Rock

1986

Jackie's Back! Jackie's Back!

1999

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

1985

The Thorn The Thorn

1974

The Lottery The Lottery

1989

What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

2019

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium

1999

A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request

2003

Hawaii Hawaii

1966

The Divine Bette Midler The Divine Bette Midler

2005

Earth and the American Dream Earth and the American Dream

1992

A Childhood History Plan A Childhood History Plan

1970

Divine Madness Divine Madness

1980

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back

1977

Live at Mister Kelly's Live at Mister Kelly's

2021

Goodbye, Columbus Goodbye, Columbus

1969

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

1980

The Women The Women

2008

Beaches Beaches

1988

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

1995

Stella Stella

1990

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

The Rose The Rose

1979

The Detective The Detective

1968

The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives

2004

Big Business Big Business

1988

Drowning Mona Drowning Mona

2000

Motown 40: The Music is Forever Motown 40: The Music is Forever

1998

Outrageous Fortune Outrageous Fortune

1987

The First Wives Club The First Wives Club

1996

For the Boys For the Boys

1991

Ruthless People Ruthless People

1986

Then She Found Me Then She Found Me

2007

Down and Out in Beverly Hills Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

That Old Feeling That Old Feeling

1997

Oliver & Company Oliver & Company

1988

Gypsy Gypsy

1993

Scenes from a Mall Scenes from a Mall

1991

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

1995

Waking Sleeping Beauty Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

2010

The Fabulous Four The Fabulous Four

2024

Bette Midler: No Frills Bette Midler: No Frills

1983

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

1977

Barbra Streisand: One Voice Barbra Streisand: One Voice

1986

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

The Greatest Night in Pop The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

Sitting in Bars with Cake Sitting in Bars with Cake

2023

Parkinson at 50 Parkinson at 50

2021

20 Feet from Stardom 20 Feet from Stardom

2013

Fantasia 2000 Fantasia 2000

2000

Lucy and Desi Lucy and Desi

2022

Casting By Casting By

2012

Get Bruce! Get Bruce!

1999

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

2010

Isn't She Great Isn't She Great

2000

Hocus Pocus 3 Hocus Pocus 3

1970

Parental Guidance Parental Guidance

2012

Jinxed! Jinxed!

1982

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

1997

Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus

1993

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