Bette Midler

Born: 1945-12-01

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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Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

as Self
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as Self - Narrator
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Another entry in the Hocus Pocus series.

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

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Bette Midler hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–2004 Kiss My Brass...

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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

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as Self
Released: 1999-12-06

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Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

as Lullaby Singer (voice)
Released: 1972-03-16

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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

as Self
Released: 2005-10-25

Bette Midler performs four songs from her recording "Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook"....

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as Self
Released: 2004-10-05

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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

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Bette Midler at the Continental Baths

as Self
Released: 1971-11-27

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Bette Midler: Art or Bust

as Self
Released: 1984-08-18

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Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some

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The Bette Midler Show

as Self - Host
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as Self (archive footage)
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Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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as Self - Guest
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After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

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as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-08-14

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The Simpsons

as Bette Midler (voice)
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MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Host
First aired: 1984-09-14

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as Self - Guest
First aired: 1975-01-12

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as Self - Guest
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as Self - Guest
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as Bette Midler
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as Self - Guest
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Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge
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as Self - Guest
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as Self - Guest
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Strictly Come Dancing

as Self
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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self
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American Idol

as Self
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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
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Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
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Champs-Elysées

as Self
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as Self
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as Self - Guest
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as Self
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as Self
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as Hadassah Gold
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as Self
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as Self
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as Narrator (Voice)
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as Self (archive footage)
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Inside Comedy

as Self
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Cher

as Self - Guest
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Emmy Award nominated American variety show.

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

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as Bette
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as Self
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as Woody The Spoon
First aired:

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as Self
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The Circuit

as Self - Singer/Actor
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