Bette midler movies filmography
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The 10 Best Bette Midler Movies, Ranked
In the s, singer and actress, Bette Midler, became a household name and is universally recognized for her roles in popular films such as Hocus Pocus, The First Wives Club, and Disney's Oliver & Company. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and initially started off performing in New York City off-Broadway productions. In the early s, she gained prominence as a singer and made her feature rulle debut in the movie, The Rose, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Midler has captured audiences with her bold humorous films like Ruthless People and Down and Out in Beverly Hills as well as her dramatic roles specifically her performance in the movie Beaches. Out of Miss M's impressive list of filmography, including For the Boys and Big Business, these are 10 of Bette Midler's best movies, ranked!
10 'Divine Madness' ()
Midler stars in her first concert movie, Divine • Multi Grammy Award-winning singer/comedienne/author Bette Midler has also proven herself to be a very capable actress in a string of both dramatic and comedic roles. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 1, She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a painter. Her parents, originally from New Jersey, were both from Jewish families (from Russia, Poland, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire). • Hawaii ~ Uncredited Goodbye, Columbus ~ Uncredited cut scene The Thorn ~ Virgin Mary The Rose ~ Mary Rose Foster Divine Madness! ~ Herself Jinxed! ~ Bonita Friml Down and Out in Beverly Hills ~ Barbara Whiteman Ruthless People ~ Barbara Stone Outrageous Fortune ~ Sandy Brozinsky Beaches ~ C. C. Bloom Oliver & Company ~ Georgette (voice) Big Business ~ Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff The Lottery ~ Piano Teacher (Short film) Stella ~ Stella Claire Scenes from a Mall ~ Deborah Fifer Gypsy ~ Mama Rose (Television film) Hocus Pocus ~ Winifred &#;Winnie&#; Sanderson Get Shorty ~ Doris Saphron The First Wives Club ~ Brenda Cushman That Old Feeling ~ Lilly Leonard Get Bruce ~ Herself Fantasia ~ Herself / Hostess What Women Want ~ Dr. J.M. Perkins Isn&#;t She Great ~ Jacqueline Susann Drowning Mona ~ Mona Dearly
Midler 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 , followed by the self-titled "Bette Midler" released in November , both of which took off up the music charts, and Bette's popularity swiftly escalated from there.
After minor roles in several film/TV productions, she surprised all with her knockout performance of a hard-living rock-and-roll singer (loosely based on Movies
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers ~ Vocals
For the Boys ~ Dixie Leonard
Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood