Bette Midler

BETTE MIDLER. American singer, actress, comedian and author. 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, she has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist (selling over 30 million records worldwide) and has received four Gold / three Platinum and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA. Many of her songs became chart hits including ; "The Rose" / "Wind Beneath My Wings" / "Do You Want to Dance" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "From a Distance". She made her starring film debut with the musical drama The Rose (1979) which won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in numerous films including ; Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) / Ruthless People (1986) / Outrageous Fortune (1987) / Big Business (1988) / Beaches (1988) / Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022) / The First Wives Club (1996) / The Stepford Wives (2004) / Parental Guidance (2012) and The Addams Family (2019) and its sequel (2021). In 2008, she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for a residency Bette Midler : The Showgirl Must Go On which ended in 2010. She starred in the Broadway revival of Hello Dolly! which began previews in March 2017 and premiered at the Shubert Theatre in April 2017