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Bernadette Peters is a Actor American born on 28 february 1948 at New York City (USA)

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters
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Birth name Bernadette Lazzara
Nationality USA
Birth 28 february 1948 (76 years) at New York City (USA)

Bernadette Peters (born Bernadette Lazzara; February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer and children's book author. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.

Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel, Sunday in the Park with George, Song and Dance, Into the Woods, Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy.

Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films like Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. In the 2010s, Peters continues to act on stage, in films and on television, where she has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once.

Biography

Peters and Steve Martin began a romantic relationship in 1977 that lasted approximately four years. By 1981, her popularity led to her appearing on the cover and in a spread in the December 1981 issue of Playboy Magazine, in which she posed in lingerie designed by Bob Mackie.

Peters married investment adviser Michael Wittenberg on July 20, 1996 at the Millbrook, New York home of long-time friend Mary Tyler Moore. Wittenberg died at age 43 on September 26, 2005 in a helicopter crash in Montenegro while on a business trip.



Peters has a mixed-breed dog named Charlie. Her mixed-breed dog Kramer, the model of a character in her first children's book, died in 2012, and her American pit bull terrier Stella, the inspiration for her second book, died in 2013. She adopted all three from shelters.

Best films

Annie (1982)
(Actress)
Silent Movie (1976)
(Actress)
Pennies from Heaven (1982)
(Actress)

Usually with

Stan Winston
Stan Winston
(3 films)
John Erman
John Erman
(3 films)
Susan Blu
Susan Blu
(2 films)
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
(1 films)
Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bernadette Peters (34 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnActressGlinda (voice)
2013Six by SondheimActressSelf (archive footage)
2008Living ProofActressBarbara Bradfield
2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationActressSue (voice)
2003It Runs in the FamilyActressRebecca Gromberg
2002Bobbie's GirlActressBailey Lewis
2001Prince CharmingActressMargo / 'Titania'
1999Animaniacs: Wakko's WishActressRita (voice)
1999Let It SnowActressElise Ellis
1997AnastasiaActressSophie (voice)
1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasActressAngelique (voice)
1997Holiday in Your HeartActressFaith Shawn
1997CinderellaActressCinderella's Stepmother
1997The Odyssey (TV miniseries)ActressCirce
1997What the Deaf Man HeardActressHelen Ayers
1991ImpromptuActressMarie D'Agoult
1990AliceActressMuse
1990Fall From GraceActressTammy Faye Bakker
1990The Last Best YearActressJane Murray
1989Pink CadillacActressLou Ann McGuinn
1989Slaves of New YorkActressEleanor
1988DavidActressMarie Rothenberg
1982Pennies from HeavenActressEileen
1982AnnieActressLily St. Regis
1981HeartbeepsActressAqua
1981TulipsActressRutanya Wallace
1979The JerkActressMarie Kimble Johnson
1976Silent MovieActressVilma Kaplan
1976Vigilante ForceActressLittle Dee
1976W.C. Fields and MeActressMelody
1976W.C. Fields and MeActressMelody
1974The Longest YardActressMiss Toot
1973Ace Eli and Rodger of the SkiesActressAllison
1971Paradise LostActressLibby Michaels