Bebe Neuwirth
Biography
Bebe Neuwirth is an American actress, singer and dancer from Newark, New Jersey who trained in ballet as a child before turning to musical theater. She made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line in 1980 and won Tony Awards for the revival of Sweet Charity in 1986 and for playing Velma Kelly in the 1996 revival of Chicago; she later appeared in Damn Yankees, The Addams Family and a 2024 revival of Cabaret, which brought another Tony nomination. On television she became known as Dr. Lilith Sternin on Cheers, a role that earned her two Emmy Awards, and she later starred in Law & Order: Trial by Jury and Madam Secretary. Her films include Say Anything... (1989), Green Card (1990), Bugsy (1991), Jumanji (1995), The Faculty (1998), Summer of Sam (1999) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003).
67years old
Turns 68 on December 31in 79 days
- Born Newark
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Beatrice Neuwirth and Beatrice J. Neuwirth
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 37 years1989 to 2026
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Big break
While in Los Angeles waiting to collect a Tony for Sweet Charity, Neuwirth auditioned for Dr. Lilith Sternin on Cheers, a part planned for one episode that writers expanded into a recurring role.
Early training
Neuwirth trained at the Juilliard School for dance but left after a single year, finding the creative environment stifling and the training short on Broadway-style dance.
First role
Neuwirth studied acting for two years with Suzanne Shepard before making her Broadway debut as Sheila Bryant in A Chorus Line in 1980.
Early training
Neuwirth left Juilliard in 1977 and right away studied singing and jazz at a YWCA in New York City. Joan Morton Lucas, who appeared in Singin' in the Rain, taught one of those classes.
A first
In 1996 Neuwirth starred in an ABC pilot called Dear Diary that was not picked up. After a slight edit it played one weekend in a single theater, and it is one of just two TV pilots ever nominated for an Oscar, and the only winner.
Bebe Neuwirth movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Donald Petrie directed two of these films, Barry Levinson two and Paul Sabella two. Joe Mantegna appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joe Mantegna's page
Jim Cummings's page
Ernest Borgnine's page
Elijah Wood's page
Adrien Brody's page
Charlie Sheen's page
All films by Donald Petrie
All films by Barry Levinson
Paul SabellaDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 1998
All films by Paul Sabella
Also two films together7 more actors
- Famke JanssenCelebrity (1998) and The Faculty (1998)
- Peter GallagherThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) and Malice (1993)
- Dom DeLuiseAn All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) and All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
- Jon StewartThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) and The Faculty (1998)
- Brian TarantinaSummer of Sam (1999) and The Associate (1996)
- Shalom HarlowGame 6 (2005) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
- Sheena EastonAn All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) and All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bebe Neuwirth's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$774 million
16 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$263M34.0% of the total
- 2$178M22.9% of the total
- 3$77M10.0% of the total
- 4$49M6.3% of the total
- 5$46M6.0% of the total
- 6$40M5.2% of the total
- 7$30M3.9% of the total
- 8$20M2.6% of the total
$70.7 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1986 to 1997, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Cheers | Won |
| 1990 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Cheers | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| 1986 | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
| Drama League Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.