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Bernadette Peters

Date of Birth: February 28, 1948 (75)

Birth Place: Ozone Park, NY, USA

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Throughout her illustrious career, Ms. Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. Ms. Peters enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, including co-starring in Amazon Prime's highly popular Mozart in the Jungle, which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. She also co-starred in the CBS All-Access series, The Good Fight, a spin-off of the network's popular series, The Good Wife.

One of Broadway's most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, three Emmy nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She recently appeared in City Center's Encores! production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Other Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Follies, which also played the Kennedy Center.

Peters received both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She also received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy (as Momma Rose), in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion Ode to the Movies, Mack and Mabel and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Her most recent appearance on Broadway was in the revival of Hello, Dolly! in which she starred as the title character.



Other television credits include NBC-TVs Smash, ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty, to name a few. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in 17 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in Pennies From Heaven. Other film credits include the 1997 Cinderella (recently released on Disney+), The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen's Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family and Coming Up Roses.

Peters has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy-nominated I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings.

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Bernadette Peters STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Dolly Gallagher Levi [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Desirée Armfeldt [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Rose

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
Annie Oakley

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1997
Witch

[New York]
Workshop, 1996
Sabina

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1994
Dot

Marie

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Paula

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Witch [Replacement]

Witch

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1985
Emma

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Marie

Dot

Dot [Replacement]

Marie [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Workshop, 1983
Dot (Act One)

Dot

Annette (Act Two)

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Sally

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1974
Mabel Normand

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1973
Ruby

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production [Cancelled], 1972
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1971
Hildy Esterhazy

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1971
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Ruby

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1968
Ruby

Ruby

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1968
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1968
Josie Cohan

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1967
Alice

Alice

[Broadway]
1967
Bettina

[Broadway]
1967
Leslie Maugham (Standby)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1966
Cinderella

Cinderella

[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1961
Thelma

Hawaiian Girl

[Broadway]
City Center Revival, 1959
Tessie


Bernadette Peters Movies

[1973]Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Allison

[1974]The Longest Yard Warden's Secretary

[1976]Silent Movie Vilma Kaplan

[1976]W.C. Fields and Me Melody

[1976]Vigilante Force Little Dee

[1979]The Jerk Marie

[1981]Heartbeeps Aqua

[1981]Tulips Rutanya Wallace

[1981]Pennies from Heaven Eileen

[1982]Annie Lily

[1989]Pink Cadillac Lou Ann McGuinn

[1989]Slaves of New York Eleanor

[1990]Alice Muse

[1991]Impromptu Marie D'Agoult

[1997]Anastasia Sophie

[1999]Let It Snow Elise Ellis

[2003]It Runs in the Family Rebecca Gromberg

[2007]Wine and Kisses Mary Ann

[2011]Coming Up Roses Diane

[2013]Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Glinda

[2020]The Broken Hearts Gallery Eva Woolf

[2021]tick, tick... BOOM! Sunday' Legend

[2021]Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Deb


Bernadette Peters TV Shows

Kraft Theatre Anna Stieman

The Christmas Tree Girl

George M! Josie Cohan

Once Upon a Mattress Lady Larken

Maude Kathy Griffith

All in the Family Linda Galloway

The Owl and the Pussycat Doris

McCloud B.B. Murchison

McCoy Brenda Brooks

[ 1976-1977]All's Fair Charley Drake

The Islander Trudy Engles

The Martian Chronicles Genevieve Seltzer

Baryshnikov in Hollywood The Girl in 'The Sheik'

Faerie Tale Theatre Sleeping Beauty, Princess Debbie

David Marie Rothenberg

Carol & Company Kate Benton

Fall from Grace Tammy Faye Bakker

The Last Best Year Jane Murray

The Carol Burnett Show Skit Characters

[ 1986-1991]American Playhouse The Witch, Dot, Marie

The Larry Sanders Show Bernadette Peters

What the Deaf Man Heard Helen Ayers

Holiday in Your Heart Faith Shawn

The Odyssey Circe

Cinderella Cinderella's Stepmother

The Closer Victoria Sherwood

Teacher's Pet Fifi

Prince Charming Margo, Titania

Ally McBeal Cassandra Lewis

Frasier Rachel

Bobbie's Girl Bailey Lewis

Adopted Sarah Leaf

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stella Danquiss

Will & Grace Gin

Boston Legal Judge Marianna Folger

Living Proof Barbara Bradfield

Grey's Anatomy Sarabeth Breyers

Ugly Betty Jodie Papadakis

[ 2012-2013]Smash Leigh Conroy

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Annie

[ 2014-2018]Mozart in the Jungle Gloria Windsor

[ 2017-2018]The Good Fight Lenore Rindell

Katy Keene Ms. Freesia

[ 2020-2021]Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Deb

High Desert Rosalyn, Ginger

Bernadette Peters Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Sunday in the Park with George

Theatre World Awards - 1968 - Performance

Bernadette Peters, George M!

Bernadette Peters Videos

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Interview: Bernadette Peters Talks 'Irreverent' New Series HIGH DESERT on Apple TV+

Broadway legend Bernadette Peters is returning to television in “High Desert,” Apple's latest comedy series. BroadwayWorld sat down with Peters to discuss taking on taking on two characters in the series, also diving into working with Patricia Arquette, playing an actress on the show, exploring the its complicated tone, and more.

Adventure Theatre MTC Announces All New Leadership May 2023

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), educating and inspiring new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences, announces its return from a strategic pause with an all new leadership staff led by Executive Director and former Education Director, Melynda Burdette Wintrol, Artistic Director, Kurt Boehm, and Lisa Carrier Baker, Academy Director.

Review: IN DIVINE COMPANY, Menier Chocolate Factory

Christina Bianco - In Divine Company is a fantastic show that brings together incredible impersonations and Bianco’s own singing voice, tied together with funny and heartfelt stories.

Gretna Theatre to Present Family Series This Summer

Gretna Theatre will present four Family Series productions this summer at Mt. Gretna Playhouse. Each event is at 11:00 am on a summer Saturday morning, and sure to be fun for the whole family! Three of four performances will feature the 2023 Acting Apprentice Class, including Kayla Bassoff, Gerson Malave, Cassie Molloy, Tyler Shadle, Jeremiah Rosado, and Olivia Whitner.

Listen: Billy Recce Releases New Single 'Come Out'

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The Cast of ALMOST FAMOUS Will Reunite on STARS IN THE HOUSE Next Week

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Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer

Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video trailer now!

Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Receive the John Willis Award For Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre At 2023 Theatre World Awards

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Interview: Theatre Life with Sarna Lapine

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Billy Recce to Release New Single 'Come Out' This Month

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Jessie Mueller to Launch 2023 P-Town Season Memorial Day Weekend

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Julie Benko, Jodie Comer & More Will Receive 2023 Theatre World Awards

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Meet the Cast of GREY HOUSE, Beginning Previews Tonight!

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Bernadette Peters FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Bernadette Peters has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

Bernadette Peters has not appeared in the West End

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater (Drama League Awards) , Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies , Isabelle Stevenson Award (Tony Awards) , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Gypsy , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun , Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun , Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Goodbye Girl , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Goodbye Girl , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Into the Woods , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Song and Dance , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Song and Dance , Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sally and Marsha , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Mack & Mabel , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Mack and Mabel , Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for On The Town Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Dames at Sea and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for George M! .

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater (Drama League Awards), Isabelle Stevenson Award (Tony Awards), Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Song and Dance, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Song and Dance, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for On The Town Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Dames at Seaand Performance (Theatre World Awards) for George M!.

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