Singer Bette Midler was born 77 years ago in Honolulu, Hawaii, is married and has a daughter. She is also an actress, comedian and author.
After attending high school, Bette studied drama at university and later participated as an extra in the movie ‘Hawaii’ in 1966. After moving to New York, she took theatre lessons and took part in several stage plays, one of which was the famous ‘Fiddler on the Roof ‘.
At the beginning of the 70s, Bette started to sing in a hotel and released her first album, in collaboration with singer Barry Manilow. A second album followed, and both were extremely successful.
For 3 years, Midler voiced a character in a children’s TV programme and during that same period presented a TV special and released a live album. Then, in 1979, she starred for the first time in the movie ‘The Rose’, playing the role of a rock-star who was a drug addict.
During the 80s, Bette acted in more movies, mainly comedies, which went very well in the box office and rendered her a star. These include ‘Ruthless People’, ‘Outrageous Fortune’, ‘Big Business’ and ‘Beaches’. ‘Beaches’ featured the song ‘Wind Beneath my Wings’, which became Bette’s most famous hit. She also was one of the numerous artists who participated in the song for charity ‘We are the World’, as well as performed in the concert ‘Live Aid’.
In the last 3 decades, Midler continued with both her singing and acting careers and starred in several movies, TV programmes and theatrical productions, as well as had more successful hits like ‘From a Distance’ and ‘I’m Beautiful’. Bette also wrote 3 books.
During her long career, Bette received 37 awards out of 74 nominations, including 4 Golden Globe, 3 Grammy and 3 Primetime Emmy, amongst many others. She is also known for her monetary support towards various charitable institutions.