Bette Midler biography
Bette Midler is an American singer and actress (born 1945), born on 1 December 1945 in Honolulu.
Bette Midler's screen career began in 1966 with Hawaii, playing Passenger.
Bette Midler has appeared in 47 films and 9 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Fabulous Four (2024), Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022).
Bette Midler is best known for The Rose, The Rose, Wind Beneath My Wings.
Honours include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Rachel Carson Award.
Coming up next: Steps (2026), Cut Off.
- Also known as
- The Divine Miss M
- Born
- 1 December 1945 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Honolulu
- Work
- Comedian, Film actor, Singer, Television actor, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1965 to present
- Known for
- The Rose, The Rose, Wind Beneath My Wings
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- Rachel Carson Award
- Crystal Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Bette Midler filmography
49 films and 9 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Off | TBA | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | Steps | Fairy Godmother (voice) | Post-production | |
| 2024 | The Fabulous Four | Marilyn | ||
| 2023 | Sitting in Bars with Cake | Benita | ||
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson | ||
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Grandmama (voice) | ||
| 2020 | The Glorias | Bella Abzug | ||
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Grandmama (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Freak Show | Muv | ||
| 2013 | 20 Feet from Stardom | Japanese | ||
| 2012 | Parental Guidance | Diane Decker | ||
| 2012 | Casting By | English | ||
| 2011 | Vito | English | ||
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Kitty Galore (voice) | ||
| 2009 | The Magic 7 | English | ||
| 2008 | The Women | Leah Miller | ||
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Bernice Graves | ||
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Bobbie Markowitz | ||
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Dr. J.M. Perkins | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Jacqueline Susann | ||
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Mona Dearly | ||
| 1999 | Fantasia 2000 | English | ||
| 1999 | Get Bruce | English | ||
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Lilly Leonard |
Show all 49 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Brenda Cushman | ||
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Doris Saphron | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | English | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson | ||
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Documentary | |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Dixie Leonard | Also producer | |
| 1991 | Scenes from a Mall | Deborah Fifer | ||
| 1990 | Stella | Stella Claire | ||
| 1989 | The Lottery | Music Teacher | Short subject | |
| 1988 | Big Business | Sadie Shelton / Sadie Ratliff | ||
| 1988 | Beaches | C. C. Bloom | Also producer | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Georgette (voice) | ||
| 1987 | Outrageous Fortune | Sandy Brozinsky | ||
| 1986 | Ruthless People | Barbara Stone | ||
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Barbara Whiteman | ||
| 1982 | Jinxed! | Bonita Friml | ||
| 1980 | Divine Madness | English | ||
| 1979 | The Rose | Mary Rose Foster | ||
| 1972 | Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers | Lullabye Singer (voice) | ||
| 1971 | The Thorn | Virgin Mary | Also known as The Divine Mr. J | |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Columbus | Wedding Guest | Uncredited | |
| 1968 | The Detective | Girl at Party | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | Hawaii | Passenger | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Coastal Elites | Miriam Nessler | Television film | |
| 2019 | The Politician | Hadassah Gold | 8 episodes | |
| 2000 | Bette | Bette | 18 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 1998 | Murphy Brown | Caprice Morton (née Feldman) | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Gypsy | Rose Hovick | Television film | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Weird Parents" | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Mother Nature | Television special | |
| 1988 | The Mondo Beyondo Show | Mondo Beyondo | Television special | |
| 1976 | Vegetable Soup | Woody the Spoon (voice) | Unknown episodes |