Bette Midler

Date of Birth: December 01, 1945
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Bette Midler mini-bio: She studied drama at the University of Hawaii and got her musical career started by performing in gay bathhouses with piano accompaniment from Barry Manilow. Her first album was "The Divine Miss M" released in November 1972, followed by the self-titled "Bette Midler" released in November 1973, both of which took off up the music charts, and Bette's popularity swiftly escalated from there.

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Bette Midler Information:

Eye color:

Brown

Height:

5'1"

Nickname(s):

The Divine Miss M, Bathhouse Bette

Notable feature(s):

Her smile, high cheek bones, hair when it was red and curly she is a natural blond

Education:

Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii (graduated in 1963)

Family:

Father: Fred Midler (died in late 80's)

Mother: Ruth Midler (died in late 80's)

Sisters: Susan (older)

Judith (died in 1968 hit by car)

Brother: Daniel

Husband: Martin Von Haselberg (Married 12/16/1984)

Daughter: Sophie (born 11/14/1986)

Resides in:

Religious affiliations:

Jewish

Political affiliation:

Personal interests/hobbies:

Cooking, Martial Arts, Dancing, collecting cookbooks

Charities/Causes:

Bette is a supporter of AIDS charities and donates to more then twenty of them.

Other:

Bette toured Ground Zero after the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists in September of 2001 and sang her poignant anthem, "Wind Beneath My Wings," at the 9/11 memorial service held in Yankee Stadium that same month.

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lumpofclayhere

I loved her in Beaches, my alltime favorite movie for personal reasons.

posted 44 days ago
MorpheusOne

Bette Midler is disgustingly overrated!

posted 82 days ago
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posted 136 days ago
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posted 420 days ago
wombat24

Bette Midler. The name is known all over!
Honestly one of the greastest preformers of our lifetime (and many to come) on stage, screen...anywhere. Capable of deep movies (The Rose) and hilarious comedies (Big Business).

Well done, for being an inspiration to this generation, and many to come!

posted 568 days ago
ashes91

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bette! hope you have a great day!!!

i think shes an amazing actress, singer and preformer! i wish some day i could she her live in one of her shows!!

posted 708 days ago
tdog75

This woman is amazing. She is an awesome actress and should be very commended for all the work she has done.

posted 843 days ago
horsecrazy1303

Bette Midler is my number 1 favorite actress! She is the best!! I love her, keep entertaining Bette!!

posted 941 days ago
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posted 1041 days ago

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The Women (PG-13, 2008)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (Unrated, 2008)
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built (Unrated, 2007)
Then She Found Me (R, 2007)
The Magic 7 (Unrated, 2007)
The Divine Bette Midler (Unrated, 2005)
Peter Allen: The Boy from Oz (Unrated, 2004)
The Stepford Wives (PG-13, 2004)
Fantasia 2000 (G, 2000)
Drowning Mona (PG-13, 2000)

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