| Jméno: | Bette Midler |
| Datum narození: | 1945-12-01 |
| Místo narození: | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA] |
| Výška: | 1.55 m |
| IMDb ID: | nm0000541 |
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays, prior to her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths, a local gay bathhouse where she managed to build up a core following. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bette Midler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Is named after Bette Davis and her sisters Susan and Judy are named after Susan Hayward and Judy Garland.
- While Bette was on Broadway in "Fiddler on the Roof" (she played the character Tzeitel until 1969), her sister Judy visited New York City to see her perform and was tragically struck by a taxi and killed.
- Worked at a Dole pineapple processing plant in Hawaii in her early years.
- The last syllable of her first name is unpronounced because her mother thought that was how Bette Davis pronounced her name.
- The role of Delores Van Carter in Sestra v akci (1992) was originally written for her. However, she turned down the role which went to Whoopi Goldberg.
- Her first big album "The Divine Miss M" was produced by Barry Manilow.
- Graduated as valedictorian of her high school.
- Was the final guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).
- Can be seen in the crowd as an extra in Hawaii (1966) (1966) as a seasick passenger aboard a ship listening to a preacher, played by Max von Sydow. Midler was also hired for a small speaking role in the film and went to Los Angeles to film these scenes in a studio. Her scenes were cut from the final film. However, she used the money she earned to move to New York, where her career took off and she became a star.
- When the American Film Institute announced "The 100 Years of the Greatest Songs" on June 22, 2004, two of her hits were selected: "Wind Beneath My Wings" from Beaches (1988) (#44), "The Rose" from The Rose (1979), (#83).
- Despite playing her daughter in Beaches (1988), Midler is just five years younger than Lainie Kazan in real life.
- Performed her cabaret act at the famed gay men's club, The Continental Baths, in the 1970s with Barry Manilow as her accompanist.
- Is a huge fan and longtime friend of the late singer Rosemary Clooney.
- Attended and graduated from Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1963.
- Is a huge fan of Susan Boyle.
- In 1974, she received a special Tony Award "for adding lustre to the Broadway season".
- Gave birth to her only child at age 40, a daughter Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg (aka Sophie von Haselberg) on November 14, 1986. Child's father is her husband, Martin von Haselberg.
- Ranked #51 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- Majored in drama at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, but dropped out after three semesters.
- Bette's paternal grandparents, Ruben Midler and Minnie Friedman, were Jewish emigrants from Russia and Poland/Lithuania. Bette's maternal grandparents, Israel D. Schindel and Fannie Goldberger, were Jewish emigrants from Austria/Hungary and Poland.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 6, 1985.
- Became pregnant by her husband Martin von Haselberg a second time but suffered a miscarriage in April 1988.
- She performed a cover version of the song "Beast of Burden". She also appeared in a music video of the song with Mick Jagger that was choreographed and cast by Lori Eastside.
- Won the 2017 Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Tony Award for her performance as Dolly Gallagher Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" on June 11, 2017.
- Won four Grammy Awards including the 1973 Best New Artist and the prestigious Record of the Year in 1989 for the soaring rendition of her # 1 hit "Wind Beneath My Wings" from the movie Beaches (1988).
- Friends with Debbie Harry, Debra Messing, and 50 Cent.
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31.
- Returned to work nine months after giving birth to her daughter Sophie von Haselberg to begin filming Big Business (1988).
- She launched a show in Las Vegas, Nevada titled "The Showgirl Must Go On," taking place at Caesers Palace. She performed the show for two years. (February 2008)
- Her album "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook" was originally titled "Rosemary for Remembrance". The name was changed just weeks before the album's September 30, 2003 release.
- During one time, she rented an old house off Coldwater Canyon and Richard Chamberlain was her landlord.
- Was in a relationship with Peter Riegert. They lived together in the 1970s.
- Used to be a Go Go dancer in New Jersey.
- Her daughter, Sophie von Haselberg. Got married during the COVID pandemic with only 10 people in attendance.
- She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
- Was five months pregnant with her daughter Sophie von Haselberg when she completed filming on Outrageous Fortune (1987).
- Paternal granddaughter of Reuben and Minnie (née Fortz) Midler. Both were born and raised in Poland, later immigrating to New Jersey, USA.
- Daughter of Fred (1908-1986) and Ruth (née Schindel) Midler (1911-1979). Both were born and raised in the state of New Jersey.
- Was considered for the role of Zira in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998).
- Born at 2:19 PM.
