Bernadette Peters
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine nominations for Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has sta...
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stella Danquiss
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Grey's Anatomy
Sarabeth Breyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Filmography
Last Train to Fortune
2026
as Miss Lily
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Debut
2026
as Serena Cherry
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
High Desert
2023
as Roslyn / Ginger
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
as Self
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021
as Deb
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #11
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert
2020
as Self - Performer
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
as Eva Woolf
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
as Deb
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrating Sondheim
2019
as Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
2017
as Herself
The Good Fight
2017
as Lenore Rindell
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
as Glinda (voice)
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Gloria Windsor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Smash
2012
as Leigh Conroy
Coming Up Roses
2011
as Diane
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Bernadette Peters: Live in Australia
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Living Proof
2008
as Barbara Bradfield
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
as Self
Come le formiche
2007
as Mary Ann
Ugly Betty
2006
as Jodie Papadakis
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Sarabeth Breyers
Children Will Listen
2004
as Narrator
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Marianna Folger
It Runs in the Family
2003
as Rebecca Gromberg
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
as Sue (voice)
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Bobbie's Girl
2002
as Bailey Lewis
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
as Self
American Idol
2002
as Self
Prince Charming
2001
as Margo / 'Titania'
Teacher's Pet
2000
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
1999
as Rita (voice)
Let It Snow
1999
as Elise Ellis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Stella Danquiss
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
Bernadette Peters in Concert
1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Will & Grace
1998
as Gin
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Anastasia
1997
as Sophie (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
as Angelique (voice)
Cinderella
1997
as Cinderella's Stepmother
Holiday in Your Heart
1997
as Faith Shawn
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
as Helen Ayers
Ally McBeal
1997
as Cassandra Lewis
The View
1997
as Self
The Odyssey
1997
as Circe
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
1996
as Rita (voice)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
as Self
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
as Fay Apple
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Rachel (voice)
Animaniacs
1993
as Rita (voice)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
The Last Mile
1992
as The Soprano
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Bernadette Peters
Into the Woods
1991
as Witch
Impromptu
1991
as Marie D'Agoult
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
as Skit characters
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
as Skit Characters
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self
Alice
1990
as Muse
Fall From Grace
1990
as Tammy Faye Bakker
The Last Best Year
1990
as Jane Murray
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990
as Self (archival footage)
Carol & Company
1990
as Kate
Pink Cadillac
1989
as Lou Ann McGuinn
Slaves of New York
1989
as Eleanor
David
1988
as Marie Rothenberg
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
1987
as Self
Sunday in the Park with George
1986
as Dot / Marie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
Sleeping Beauty
1983
as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie
Annie
1982
as Lily St. Regis
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as The Girl in 'The Sheik'
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
as Self / Lily
George Burns and Other Sex Symbols
1982
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie
American Playhouse
1982
as Dot / Marie
American Playhouse
1982
as The Witch
Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Eileen
Heartbeeps
1981
as Aqua
Tulips
1981
as Rutanya Wallace
The Martian Chronicles
1980
as Genevieve Seltzer
The Tim Conway Show
1980
as Self
The Jerk
1979
as Marie Kimble Johnson
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
The Islander
1978
as Trudy Engles
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
as Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self - Host
The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
Silent Movie
1976
as Vilma Kaplan
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Melody
Vigilante Force
1976
as Little Dee
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
All's Fair
1976
as Charlotte 'Charley' Drake
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
McCoy
1975
as Brenda
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Longest Yard
1974
as Miss Toot
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973
as Allison
Once Upon a Mattress
1972
as Lady Larkin
Maude
1972
as Kathy Griffith
Paradise Lost
1971
as Libby Michaels
All in the Family
1971
as Linda Galloway
Great Performances
1971
as Libby
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
1970
as Self
George M!
1970
as Josie Cohan
McCloud
1970
as B.B. Murchison
Love, American Style
1969
as Nellie
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self/ Various Characters
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Girl
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Helen Ayers