Bette Middler

Bette Midler
Midler backstage at the Grammy Awards, February 1990
Born	(1945-12-01) December 1, 1945 (age 71) Honolulu, Hawaii Territory
Other names	The Divine Miss M
Occupation	Singer songwriter actress comedian producer
Spouse(s)	Martin von Haselberg (m. 1984)
Children	Sophie von Haselberg (b. 1986)
Musical career
Genres	Traditional pop vocal pop musical comedy
Instruments	Vocals ukulele
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Atlantic Warner Bros. Columbia Warner Music Group
Associated acts	Barry Manilow
Website	bettemidler.com

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 2008, she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform a series of shows titled Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On, that ended in January 2010.

Midler made her motion picture debut in 1979 with The Rose, which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress. In the following years, she starred in a string of hit films, including: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Outrageous Fortune, Beaches, The First Wives Club, and The Stepford Wives. She starred in For the Boys and Gypsy, and won two additional Golden Globe awards for these films.