Bernadette Peters
Biography
Bernadette Peters, an American actress and singer, began on stage as a child and has worked in musical theater, film and television for more than six decades. She was born in Queens, and her Broadway debut came with Johnny No-Trump in 1967. She won a Theatre World Award for George M! Her performance in Dames at Sea brought a Drama Desk Award, and she later won two Tony Awards from seven nominations, plus an honorary Tony, for Song and Dance and for Annie Get Your Gun. Her Sondheim roles included Dot in Sunday in the Park with George. She also played the Witch in Into the Woods and starred in Broadway revivals of Gypsy and Hello, Dolly!. Her films include Silent Movie (1976), The Jerk (1979) and Annie (1982), and Pennies from Heaven (1981) brought her a Golden Globe. She voiced Sophie in Anastasia (1997) and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
78years old
Turns 79 on February 28in 110 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Bernadette Lazzara (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 49 years1974 to 2023
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First role
Peters made her professional stage debut in This Is Goggle, a comedy directed by Otto Preminger. The show closed during out-of-town tryouts and never reached New York.
First role
At 13, Peters was one of the "Hollywood Blondes" and understudied "Dainty June" on the second national tour of Gypsy. On that tour she first met Marvin Laird, her long-time accompanist, conductor and arranger.
Big break
In 1968, Peters played Ruby in the Off-Broadway show Dames at Sea, which poked fun at musicals of the 1930s. Her work in that part earned her critical praise and her first Drama Desk Award.
A first
Peters made her West End debut in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends alongside Lea Salonga at the Gielgud Theatre, and the revue later transferred to Broadway in 2025.
Bernadette Peters movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Lapine directed two of these films, Allan Arkush two. Jeff Bennett 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
Jeff Bennett's page
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Tim Curry's page
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James LapineDirector, 2 films, 1991
All films by James Lapine
All films by Allan Arkush
Also two films together10 more actors
- Steve MartinPennies from Heaven (1981) and The Jerk (1979)
- Andrea MartinPrince Charming (2001) and Anastasia (1997)
- Mandy PatinkinImpromptu (1991) and Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
- Victor GarberCinderella (1997) and Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1993)
- Judy DavisImpromptu (1991) and Alice (1990)
- John SteadmanVigilante Force (1976) and The Longest Yard (1974)
- Mary Tyler MooreBeing Mary Tyler Moore (2023) and The Last Best Year (1990)
- Gene LeBellHeartbeeps (1981) and The Jerk (1979)
- Barbara BryneInto the Woods (1991) and Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
- Robert WestenbergInto the Woods (1991) and Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bernadette Peters's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$407 million
9 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 9 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 11Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$140M34.4% of the total
- 2$100M24.6% of the total
- 3$57M14.0% of the total
- 4$43M10.6% of the total
- 5$36M8.9% of the total
- 6$12M3.0% of the total
- 7$9.2M2.3% of the total
- 8$7.3M1.8% of the total
$2.2 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Eleven awards and honors from 1968 to 2016, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1981 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Pennies from Heaven | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Musical | Annie Get Your Gun | Won |
| 1986 | Best Actress in a Musical | Song and Dance | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement | Won | |
| 2012 | Isabelle Stevenson Award | Won | |
| 1987 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| 1986 | Drama League Award | Song and Dance | Won |
| 1968 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
| Honorary doctor of the Hofstra University | Honorary | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.