Midler has had one of the most prolific careers in the entertainment world, with major achievements in theater, film, and music.
She recently finished one of her most successful projects ever, starring for a year on Broadway in the production of the musical “Hello Dolly!”, and she shows no signs of slowing down.
Because of her performance, she was awarded the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also has three Golden Globes, three Emmys, and three Grammys to her name.
With a career spanning over five decades, here are some of the iconic movies and Tv shows she has starred in
Bette Midler Movies and TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Hawaii | Passenger | Uncredited |
| 1968 | The Detective | Girl at Party | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Columbus | Wedding Guest | Uncredited |
| 1971 | The Thorn | Virgin Mary | Also known as The Divine Mr. J |
| 1972 | Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers | Lullabye Singer (voice) | |
| 1979 | The Rose | Mary Rose Foster | |
| 1980 | Divine Madness! | Herself / Divine Miss M. | Concert film |
| 1982 | Jinxed! | Bonita Friml | |
| 1986 | Women in Rock | Herself | Documentary |
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Barbara Whiteman | |
| 1986 | Ruthless People | Barbara Stone | |
| 1987 | Outrageous Fortune | Sandy Brozinsky | |
| 1988 | Big Business | Sadie Shelton / Sadie Ratliff | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Georgette (voice) | |
| 1988 | Beaches | C. C. Bloom | Also producer |
| 1989 | The Lottery | Music Teacher | Short film |
| 1990 | Stella | Stella Claire | |
| 1991 | Scenes from a Mall | Deborah Fifer | |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Dixie Leonard | Also producer |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Documentary |
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | Winifred ‘Winnie’ Sanderson | |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | Herself | Documentary |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Doris Saphron | Uncredited |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Brenda Cushman | |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Lilly Leonard | |
| 1999 | Get Bruce | Herself | |
| 1999 | Fantasia 2000 | Herself / Hostess | Segment: “Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102” |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Mona Dearly | |
| 2000 | Isn’t She Great | Jacqueline Susann | |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Dr. J.M. Perkins | Uncredited |
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Bobbie Markowitz | |
| 2005 | The Divine Bette Midler | Herself | Documentary |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Bernice Graves | |
| 2008 | The Women | Leah Miller | |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Kitty Galore (voice) | |
| 2012 | Casting By | Herself | Documentary |
| 2012 | Parental Guidance | Diane Decker | |
| 2013 | 20 Feet from Stardom | Herself | Documentary |
| 2017 | Freak Show | Muv | |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Grandmama (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Glorias | Bella Abzug | |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Grandmama (voice) | |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Winifred ‘Winnie’ Sanderson |
Bette Midler’s TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 11 episodes |
| 1975 | Cher | Herself | Episode: “#1.1” |
| 1976 | Vegetable Soup | Woody the Spoon (voice) | Unknown episodes |
| 1976 | The Bette Midler Show | Herself | Television special |
| 1977 | Ol’ Red Hair is Back | Herself | Television special |
| 1977 | Bing! A 50th Anniversary Gala | Herself | Television special |
| 1977 | Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary | Herself | Television special |
| 1979 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: “Buck Henry/Bette Midler” |
| 1984 | A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. | Herself | Television special |
| 1984 | Superstars of Comedy Salute the Improv | Herself | Television special |
| 1984 | Art or Bust | Herself / Divine Miss M. | Television special |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Herself / Co-Host | Television special |
| 1988 | The Mondo Beyondo Show | Mondo Beyondo | Television special |
| 1988 | Mickey’s 60th Birthday | Herself | Television special |
| 1990 | Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come | Herself | Television special |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Mother Nature | Television special |
| 1991 | Walt Disney World’s 20th Anniversary Celebration | Herself | Television special |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories | Narrator | Episode: “Weird Parents” |
| 1993 | Gypsy | Mama Rose | Television film |
| 1993 | The Simpsons | Herself (voice) | Episode: “Krusty Gets Kancelled” |
| 1995 | Seinfeld | Herself | Episode: “The Understudy” |
| 1997 | Diva Las Vegas | Herself / Divine Miss M. | Television special; also executive producer |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Herself | Episode: “You Bette Your Life” |
| 1998, 2018 | Murphy Brown | Caprice Morton (née Feldman) | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Jackie’s Back | Herself | Television film |
| 2000–2001 | Bette | Bette | 18 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2001 | Crossover | Herself | Television special |
| 2003 | A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request | Herself | Television special |
| 2006–2007 | American Masters | Herself / Narrator | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Magic 7 | Herself | Television film |
| 2009 | Loose Women | Herself / Guest Host | Episode: “#13.107” |
| 2009 | The Royal Variety Performance | Herself | Television special |
| 2009 | The Marriage Ref | Herself | Episode: “Episode Eleven” |
| 2009 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Herself | Episode: “Place Your Bette” |
| 2010 | The Showgirl Must Go On | Herself | Television special; also director and producer |
| 2010 | Paul O’Grady’s Christmas | Herself | Television special |
| 2013 | Project Runway | Herself / Guest Judge | Episode: “The Ultimate Hard and Soft” |
| 2014 | Inside Comedy | Herself | Episode: “Bette Midler & Richard Belzer” |
| 2014 | Bette Midler: One Night Only | Herself | Television special |
| 2016 | The Voice | Herself / Adviser | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash | Herself / Winifred Sanderson | Television special |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | Hadassah Gold | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Saturday Night Seder | Herself | Television special |
| 2020 | Coastal Elites | Miriam Nessler | Television special |
