Bernadette Peters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-02-28 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Bernadette Peters

Biography

Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine nominations for Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011), and Hello, Dolly! (2018). Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenaged actress in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films including Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters continues to act on stage, in films and on television in such series as Smash and Mozart in the Jungle. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernadette Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Animaniacs

    Animaniacs

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Impromptu

    Impromptu

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

  • Smash

    Smash

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Pink Cadillac

    Pink Cadillac

  • Heartbeeps

    Heartbeeps

  • Maude

    Maude

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

    Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

  • George M!

    George M!

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

  • Annie

    Annie

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

    Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

    Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

  • High Desert

    High Desert

  • Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy

    Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

    Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

  • Musical Comedy Tonight

    Musical Comedy Tonight

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

    Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

  • Prince Charming

    Prince Charming

  • The Tim Conway Show

    The Tim Conway Show

  • The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

  • The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

    The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

  • The Jerk

    The Jerk

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery

    The Broken Hearts Gallery

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

    Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

  • Carol & Company

    Carol & Company

  • Bobbie's Girl

    Bobbie's Girl

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • George Burns and Other Sex Symbols

    George Burns and Other Sex Symbols

  • Living Proof

    Living Proof

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

    Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • McCoy

    McCoy

  • Vigilante Force

    Vigilante Force

  • Into the Woods

    Into the Woods

  • What the Deaf Man Heard

    What the Deaf Man Heard

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Bing Crosby: Cooling It

    Bing Crosby: Cooling It

  • Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

  • The People's Command Performance: '77

    The People's Command Performance: '77

  • Fall From Grace

    Fall From Grace

  • David

    David

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • The Last Best Year

    The Last Best Year

  • Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

  • Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20

    Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20

  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

    George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

  • Let It Snow

    Let It Snow

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • Being Mary Tyler Moore

    Being Mary Tyler Moore

  • W.C. Fields and Me

    W.C. Fields and Me

  • A Bing Crosby Christmas

    A Bing Crosby Christmas

  • Come le formiche

    Come le formiche

  • Sunday in the Park with George

    Sunday in the Park with George

  • Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

    Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

  • Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

    Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

  • The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

    The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

  • Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress

  • Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

    Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

  • Baryshnikov in Hollywood

    Baryshnikov in Hollywood

  • Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

    Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

  • The Islander

    The Islander

  • Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

    Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

  • Holiday in Your Heart

    Holiday in Your Heart

  • Last Train to Fortune

    Last Train to Fortune

  • Coming Up Roses

    Coming Up Roses

  • Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece

    Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

    A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

  • Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

    Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

  • Tulips

    Tulips

  • Celebrating Sondheim

    Celebrating Sondheim

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

    The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

  • Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

    Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

  • Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

    Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

  • Children Will Listen

    Children Will Listen

  • Bernadette Peters: Live in Australia

    Bernadette Peters: Live in Australia

  • Bernadette Peters in Concert

    Bernadette Peters in Concert