Bernadette Peters
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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Bernadette Peters
Filmography
Movies
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self | - | 2023 |
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Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Deb (Character) | - | 2021 |
80% |
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The Broken Hearts Gallery | Eva Woolf (Character) | $4.1M | 2020 |
17% |
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Glinda (Voice) | $8.5M | 2014 |
20% |
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Coming Up Roses | Diane (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Living Proof | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
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The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Sue (Voice) | - | 2003 |
30% |
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It Runs in the Family | Rebecca Gromberg (Character) | $7.4M | 2003 |
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Bobbie's Girl | Bailey Lewis (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Prince Charming |
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53% |
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Snow Days | Elise Ellis (Character) | $20.6K | 1999 |
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Holiday in Your Heart | Faith Shawn (Character) | - | 1997 |
13% |
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Angelique (Voice) | - | 1997 |
83% |
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Anastasia | Sophie (Voice) | $58.4M | 1997 |
86% |
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella | Cinderella's Stepmother (Character) | - | 1997 |
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The Odyssey | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
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What the Deaf Man Heard | Helen Ayers (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Into the Woods | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
74% |
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Impromptu | Marie D'Agoult (Character) | $128.6K | 1991 |
71% |
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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% |
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Pink Cadillac | Lou Ann McGuinn (Character) | $11.8M | 1989 |
22% |
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Slaves of New York | Eleanor (Character) | $294.4K | 1989 |
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David | Marie Rothenberg (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Faerie Tale Theatre | Unknown (Character) | - | 1983 |
49% |
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Annie | Lily (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baryshnikov in Hollywood | The Girl in 'The Sheik' (Character) | - | 1982 |
83% |
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Pennies From Heaven | Eileen (Character) | - | 1981 |
0% |
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Heartbeeps | Aqua (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tulips | Rutanya Wallace (Character) | - | 1981 |
82% |
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The Jerk | Marie Kimble Johnson (Character) | - | 1979 |
67% |
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W.C. Fields and Me | Melody (Character) | - | 1976 |
17% |
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Vigilante Force | Little Dee (Character) | - | 1976 |
79% |
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Silent Movie | Vilma Kaplan (Character) | - | 1976 |
76% |
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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 |
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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 |