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Bernadette Peters

Highest Rated: 86% Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)

Lowest Rated: 0% Heartbeeps (1981)

Birthday: Feb 28, 1948

Birthplace: Ozone Park, New York, USA

Instantly recognizable for her curly red hair and porcelain doll features, Bernadette Peters was already a seasoned theater actress when she broke through with 1968's "Dames at Sea." Her critical triumphs as the star of a series of stage musicals earned her multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards, and she earned an amazing track record with acclaimed turns in "Song and Dance," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Into the Woods," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Gypsy" and "A Little Night Music," earning a reputation as the premier interpreter of Stephen Sondheim. Romantically linked to Steve Martin for several years, Peters achieved great success onscreen as well, starring in Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" (1976), the comedy classic "The Jerk" (1979), "Annie" (1982) and "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), winning a Golden Globe for the latter. Gifted with impeccable comic timing, a powerful voice, and a unique charisma, Peters became one of musical theater's most loved and recognizable ambassadors, appearing in many variety shows, tributes and filmed performances that increased mainstream interest in theater. Even audiences resistant to Broadway's charms could appreciate Peters in popular roles such as the sorceress Circe in "The Odyssey" (NBC, 1997) or as Brandy's wickedly bitchy stepmother in "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" (ABC, 1997). Working steadily and to enormous acclaim across the entire entertainment spectrum, Bernadette Peters was universally hailed as one of the greatest musical theater performers of all time, if not the all-time greatest.

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Highest rated movies

86% 74% Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
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83% 77% Anastasia
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83% 64% Pennies From Heaven
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82% 84% The Jerk
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80% 88% The Broken Hearts Gallery Watchlist
79% 72% Silent Movie
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76% 75% The Longest Yard Watchlist
74% 71% Impromptu
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71% 57% Alice
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67% 62% W.C. Fields and Me
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Filmography

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No Score Yet 80% Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Self - 2023
No Score Yet 85% Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Deb (Character) - 2021
80% 88% The Broken Hearts Gallery Eva Woolf (Character) $4.1M 2020
17% 68% Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Glinda (Voice) $8.5M 2014
20% 62% Coming Up Roses Diane (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 75% Living Proof Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 58% The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration Sue (Voice) - 2003
30% 29% It Runs in the Family Rebecca Gromberg (Character) $7.4M 2003
No Score Yet 82% Bobbie's Girl Bailey Lewis (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 46% Prince Charming Margo / Titania (Character) - 2001
53% 63% Snow Days Elise Ellis (Character) $20.6K 1999
No Score Yet 83% Holiday in Your Heart Faith Shawn (Character) - 1997
13% 55% Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Angelique (Voice) - 1997
83% 77% Anastasia Sophie (Voice) $58.4M 1997
86% 74% Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Cinderella's Stepmother (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 60% The Odyssey Unknown (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 88% What the Deaf Man Heard Helen Ayers (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 94% Into the Woods Unknown (Character) - 1991
74% 71% Impromptu Marie D'Agoult (Character) $128.6K 1991
71% 57% Alice Muse (Character) $6.8M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Best Year Jane Murray (Character) - 1990
50% No Score Yet Fall From Grace Tammy Faye Bakker (Character) - 1990
24% 25% Pink Cadillac Lou Ann McGuinn (Character) $11.8M 1989
22% 70% Slaves of New York Eleanor (Character) $294.4K 1989
No Score Yet 88% David Marie Rothenberg (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 62% Faerie Tale Theatre Unknown (Character) - 1983
49% 69% Annie Lily (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baryshnikov in Hollywood The Girl in 'The Sheik' (Character) - 1982
83% 64% Pennies From Heaven Eileen (Character) - 1981
0% 25% Heartbeeps Aqua (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tulips Rutanya Wallace (Character) - 1981
82% 84% The Jerk Marie Kimble Johnson (Character) - 1979
67% 62% W.C. Fields and Me Melody (Character) - 1976
17% 14% Vigilante Force Little Dee (Character) - 1976
79% 72% Silent Movie Vilma Kaplan (Character) - 1976
76% 75% The Longest Yard Miss Toot (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Allison (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet George M! Josie Cohan (Character) - 1970

TV

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No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2024
69% 78% High Desert Roslyn/Ginger (Character) 2023
81% 81% Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Deb (Guest Star) 2020-2021
91% 75% Katy Keene Ms. Freesia (Guest Star) 2020
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2018
95% 65% The Good Fight Leonore Rindell (Guest Star) 2017-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2015 2018
95% 90% Mozart in the Jungle Gloria (Character) 2014 2016 2018
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Live From Lincoln Center Music Performer 2015
No Score Yet 46% Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Guest 2014
68% 80% Smash Unknown (Guest Star) 2012-2013
97% 83% Ugly Betty Jodie Papadakis (Guest Star) 2009
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
86% 90% Boston Legal Judge Marianna Folger (Guest Star) 2007
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stella Danquiss (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 88% Will & Grace Gin (Guest Star) 2006
61% 78% Ally McBeal Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
95% 95% Frasier Rachel (Guest Voice) 2001
50% 82% The Closer Victoria Sherwood (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1969-1972 1974-1975 1977-1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet All's Fair Charley Drake (Character) 1976-1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sonny and Cher Show Guest 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud B.B. Murchison (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet 85% All in the Family Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maude Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1971-1974