Bette Midler also known as “The Divine Miss M” is an American singer, actor and a famous comedian. She was born on 1st December, 1945 in Hawaii, United States of America.
She is known for a number of roles in some successful Hollywood movies like “Ruthless People”, “Beaches” and “For the Boys”.
Career Highlights
Popular Hollywood actress Better Midler started her career in 1966, appearing in an un-credited role in the movie “Hawaii”. She joined theater in New York City and performed in the play titled “Off-Off-Broadway” followed by roles in other plays like “Cinderella Revisited” and “Miss Nefertiti Regrets”.
In 1970, she started singing and her first album titled “The Divine Miss M” was launched, which brought her in the limelight. After enjoying initial success as a singer, Better Midler appeared in a significant role in the movie titled “The Rose” in 1979, which proved to be a resounding success and won her two Golden Globe awards. In 1980, she appeared in “Divine Madness”, followed by significant roles in “Jinxed”, “Down and Out in Beverly Hills” and “Ruthless People”.
Bette Midler continued to appear in leading roles in movies including “For the Boys”, “Gypsy”, “Hocus Pocus” and “The First Wives Club”, all released during 90s. Bette Midler started her career performing minor roles rose to the heights of fame and won many nominations and awards.
In 1979, she won Golden Globe Award in the category for Best Actress and New Star of the Year. She also won the Academy Award nomination for best actress for the same movie. She won American Comedy Award for “Ruthless People” followed by Golden Globe Award for best actress for the movie titled “For the Boys” in 1991.
Top Ten Movies of Bette Midler:
⦁ The Rose
⦁ Divine Madness!
⦁ Down and Out in Beverly Hills
⦁ Ruthless People
⦁ Outrageous Fortune
⦁ For the Boys
⦁ Gypsy
⦁ Hocus Pocus
⦁ The First Wives Club
⦁ Jinxed!