Bette Midler
Acting
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Biography
Bette Midler (/bɛt ˈmɪdlər/ bet MID-lər; born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several off-off-Broadway ...
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Bette Midler (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Seinfeld
Bette Midler
Filmography
Cut Off
2026
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
2025
as Self
The Fabulous Four
2024
as Marilyn
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023
as Benita
Lucy and Desi
2022
as Self
Hocus Pocus 2
2022
as Winifred Sanderson
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
as Self
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Addams Family 2
2021
as Grandma (voice)
The Circuit
2021
as Self - Singer/Actor
When Ruby Wax Met...
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Glorias
2020
as Bella Abzug
Coastal Elites
2020
as Miriam Nessler
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Winifred Sanderson
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020
as Self
The Addams Family
2019
as Grandma (voice)
Camp! The Movie
2019
as Self
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
2019
as Host
The Politician
2019
as Hadassah Gold
Freak Show
2018
as Muv
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Bette Midler: One Night Only
2014
as Self
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
20 Feet from Stardom
2013
as Self
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Mama Rose (archive footage)
Casting By
2012
as Self
Parental Guidance
2012
as Diane Decker
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Kitty Galore (voice)
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
2010
as Self
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010
as Self
The Divine Miss M in Performance
2010
as Self
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self - Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Women
2008
as Leah Miller
Then She Found Me
2007
as Bernice Graves
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007
as Self - Narrator
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
2006
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Dancing on Ice
2006
as Self - Guest
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
2005
as Self
The Divine Bette Midler
2005
as Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
The Stepford Wives
2004
as Bobbie Markowitz
Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
2004
as Self
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
Strictly Come Dancing
2004
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
American Idol
2002
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Drowning Mona
2000
as Mona Dearly
Fantasia 2000
2000
as Self - Host
Isn't She Great
2000
as Jacqueline Susann
What Women Want
2000
as Dr. J. M. Perkins (uncredited)
Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
2000
as Self
Bette
2000
as Bette
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
1999
as Self
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Bette Midler
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
as Self (archive footage)
That Old Feeling
1997
as Lilly Leonard
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The First Wives Club
1996
as Brenda Morelli Cushman
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
as Self - Guest
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
as Self
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
as Self
Get Shorty
1995
as Doris Saphron
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Winifred Sanderson
Gypsy
1993
as Rose Hovick
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Nanny
1993
as Bette Midler
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
For the Boys
1991
as Dixie Leonard
Scenes from a Mall
1991
as Dr. Deborah Finegold-Fifer
Laf Lafı Açıyor
1991
Stella
1990
as Stella Claire
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Mother Earth
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1990
as Self
The Lottery
1989
as Woman
The Simpsons
1989
as Bette Midler (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Bette Midler
Oliver & Company
1988
as Georgette (voice)
Big Business
1988
as Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
Beaches
1988
as CC Bloom
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Self
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
1988
as Mondo Beyondo; Eudora P Quickly
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Outrageous Fortune
1987
as Sandy Brozinsky
Ruthless People
1986
as Barbara Stone
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
as Barbara Whiteman
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self (Interviewee)
Women in Rock
1986
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
as Self
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
1984
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
Bette Midler: No Frills
1983
as Herself
Jinxed!
1982
as Bonita Friml
Wogan
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
Divine Madness
1980
as Self - The Divine Miss M
The Rose
1979
as Mary Rose Foster
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977
as Self
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977
as Self - Host
The Bette Midler Show
1976
as Self - Host
Vegetable Soup
1975
as Woody The Spoon
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self - Guest
Numéro un
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Thorn
1974
as Virgin Mary
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
1971
as Self
Goodbye, Columbus
1969
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Detective
1968
as Woman at Party
Hawaii
1966
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self