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Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 01, 1945 (79)
Birthplace Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Apr 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bette Midler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four

2024

as Marilyn

Sitting in Bars with Cake

Sitting in Bars with Cake

2023

as Benita

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2

2022

as Winifred Sanderson

The Addams Family 2

The Addams Family 2

2021

as Grandma (voice)

Coastal Elites

Coastal Elites

2020

as Miriam Nessler

The Glorias

The Glorias

2020

as Bella Abzug

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

2019

as Grandma (voice)

Freak Show

Freak Show

2018

as Muv

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

as Mama Rose (archive footage)

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

2012

as Diane Decker

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

as Kitty Galore (voice)

The Women

The Women

2008

as Leah Miller

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

as Bernice Graves

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

2004

as Bobbie Markowitz

Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great

2000

as Jacqueline Susann

Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

2000

as Mona Dearly

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000

as Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Bette Midler

That Old Feeling

That Old Feeling

1997

as Lilly Leonard

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

as Brenda Morelli Cushman

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995

as Doris Saphron

Gypsy

Gypsy

1993

as Rose Hovick

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as Winifred Sanderson

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

Scenes from a Mall

Scenes from a Mall

1991

as Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer

For the Boys

For the Boys

1991

as Dixie Leonard

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Mother Earth

Stella

Stella

1990

as Stella Claire

The Lottery

The Lottery

1989

as Woman

Big Business

Big Business

1988

as Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

1988

as Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly

Beaches

Beaches

1988

as CC Bloom

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

as Georgette (voice)

Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

1987

as Sandy Brozinsky

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

as Barbara Whiteman

Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986

as Barbara Stone

Jinxed!

Jinxed!

1982

as Bonita Friml

The Rose

The Rose

1979

as Mary Rose Foster

The Thorn

The Thorn

1974

as Virgin Mary

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972

as Lullaby Singer (voice)

Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus

1969

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Detective

The Detective

1968

as Woman at Party

Hawaii

Hawaii

1966

as Passenger (uncredited)

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

2020

Executive Producer

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

2010

Executive Producer

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Executive Producer

For the Boys

For the Boys

1991

Producer

Beaches

Beaches

1988

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress The Rose and The Ring Won
Golden Globes Best Actress The Rose and The Ring Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Rose Nominated
Television Credits

Vegetable Soup

as Woody The Spoon

Episodes: 57

First Aired: Sep 22, 1975

Bette

as Bette

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Oct 11, 2000

The Politician

as Hadassah Gold

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 27, 2019

The Simpsons

as Bette Midler (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Seinfeld

as Bette Midler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1992

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

The View

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Today

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 04, 1982

George Carlin's American Dream

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 20, 2022

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 03, 2005

Strictly Come Dancing

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 15, 2004

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Dancing on Ice

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2006

Inside Comedy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2012

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 28, 2010

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Good Day Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2001

Cher

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Circuit

as Self - Singer/Actor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 2021

When Ruby Wax Met...

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 22, 2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 2004

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Musikladen

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 13, 1972

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Numéro un

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1975

Numéro un

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1975

Champs-Elysées

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Ruby Wax Meets

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1996

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Parkinson

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Popularity Metrics

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 13 18 7
2024 6 14 23 8
2024 7 22 34 8
2024 8 16 27 9
2024 9 15 23 8
2024 10 13 38 6
2024 11 14 61 5
2024 12 10 18 6
2025 1 18 44 8
2025 2 10 20 1
2025 3 6 15 1
2025 4 1 1 0
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 1 8 0
2025 9 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 928 809
2024 6 502 296
2025 1 771 518
2025 2 591 396
2025 8 556 502
2025 9 878 768

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