Bette Midler

Bette Midler as Jacqueline Susann, best-selling author of Valley of the Dolls in Universal's Isn't She Great - 1/2000

Biography

Born 12/01/1945

Bette Midler built a successful stage, screen and recording career on the basis of her self-styled “Divine Miss M” character — a sassy, hip-wagging classic “broad” archetype. She was quick with the comebacks, took no guff and had the tendency to burst into tunes from the Great American...
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Awards

  • In 1997, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  • In 1997, received Women in Film Crystal Award
  • In 1996, received National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble

Highlights

  • In 2008, Performed "Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On" at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
  • In 2008, Starred in "Then She Found Me" directed by Helen Hunt
  • In 2007, Signed a two-year deal to headline at Las Vegas' Caesar Palace, replacing Celine Dion

Family & Companions

  • Aaron Russo: managed her early career
  • Fred Midler: father (Originally from Paterson, New Jersey and moved to Honolulu shortly before Midler was born; painted for the Navy while family was living in Hawaii; died in the late 1980s)
  • Ruth Midler: mother (Originally from Paterson, New Jersey and moved to Honolulu shortly before Midler was born; died in the late 1980s)

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