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Bette Midler

American singer and actress (born 1945)

Bette Midler is an American actress, comedian, singer and author whose six-decade career has brought four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. She began in off-off-Broadway plays and appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Bette Midler appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1966 to 2000. Most of that work is in comedy, fantasy and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sarah Jessica Parker (2), Barry Sonnenfeld (2), Gene Hackman (2), Penny Marshall (2).

Known for

  • Hocus Pocus (1993).
  • What Women Want (2000).
  • Fiddler on the Roof. Appeared in the Broadway production in the late 1960s.
  • The Rose.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Bette Midler been in?
Bette Midler appears in What Women Want (2000), The First Wives Club (1996), Get Shorty (1995), Hocus Pocus (1993) and Hawaii (1966) on The Remote.
When was Bette Midler born?
Bette Midler was born on 1 December 1945.

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