Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, comedian, and film producer. Can be seen as the Spiritual Successor to Ethel Merman due to the Celebrity Resemblance between them in terms of physical appearance, comparable acting styles and singing.
She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and named after Bette Davis (though with a different pronunciation). She attended Radford High School and was voted "Most Talkative" in 1961 and "Most Dramatic" in 1963.
Discography:
- 1972: The Divine Miss M
- 1973: Bette Midler
- 1976: Songs for the New Depression
- 1977: Broken Blossom
- 1979: Thighs and Whispers
- 1983: No Frills
- 1990: Some People's Lives
- 1995: Bette of Roses
- 1998: Bathhouse Betty
- 2000: Bette
- 2003: Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
- 2005: Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
- 2006: Cool Yule
- 2014: It's the Girls!
Theatre roles with TV Tropes pages:
- Fiddler on the Roof - Tzeitel
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Produced)
- Hello, Dolly! - Dolly Gallagher Levi
Film roles with TV Tropes pages:
- The Rose (1979) - Mary Rose Foster
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) - Barbara Whiteman
- Ruthless People (1986) - Barbara Stone
- Outrageous Fortune (1987) - Sandy Brozinsky
- Beaches (1988) - C. C. Bloom
- Big Business (1988) - Sadie Shelton, Sadie Ratliff
- The Earth Day Special (1990) - Mother Nature
- Stella (1990) - Stella Claire
- Hocus Pocus (1993) - Winifred Sanderson
- Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
- Gypsy (1993) - Rose Hovick
- Get Shorty (1995) - Doris Saphron
- The First Wives Club (1996) - Brenda Cushman
- That Old Feeling (1997) - Lilly Leonard
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) - As Herself
- What Women Want (2000) - Dr. J. M. Perkins
- Drowning Mona (2000) - Mona Dearly
- The Stepford Wives (2004) - Bobbie Markowitz
Television roles with TV Tropes pages:
Voice acting roles with TV Tropes pages:
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore
- Oliver & Company - Georgette
- The Simpsons - "Krusty Gets Kancelled" - As Herself