Quick Facts About Bette Midler
- Born
- December 1, 1945
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Comedian
- Notable works
- A view from a broad
- Known for
- The Rose, Wind Beneath My Wings
- Spouse
- Martin von Haselberg
About Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her six-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
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Awards & Honors
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Kennedy Center Honors
Drama League Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Rachel Carson Award
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Crystal Award
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![“Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.” quote by Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/387/bette-midler-1976_bits_image-is-everything-and-the-voice-or-the_3149059.jpg)
![“What I have in me... it's not hard, and it's not cold, and it's not fierce ambition, that's not what it is. It's a drive [for success], but it's not a drive...it's being driven, it's something I have no control over. It's something pushing me, I'm not pushing myself.” quote by Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e89/bette-midler-1976_ambition_what-i-have-in-me-it-s-not-hard-and-it-s_852606.jpg)
![“The first time I saw a picture of [fabled actress] Ethel Barrymore - she was on Broadway and she was wearing pearls. I thought, "That's who I should grow up to be." It's odd, because it was her physical image that I wanted; I had no idea what it was like actually to be her. In those days, we…” quote by Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8cb/bette-midler-1976_actresses_the-first-time-i-saw-a-picture-of-fabled_408548.jpg)
