Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

1948-02-28 Queens, New York City, New York, USA 85 Credits

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 sta...

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Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

2024

as Self

10.0
Acting

“Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” traces the life of the fashion icon on screen and off, highlighting Mackie’s global impact on TV, film, Broadway and conc...

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023

as Self - Guest

8.4
Acting

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A...

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

as Self (voice)

6.8
Acting

With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mar...

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

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

2022

as Self

8.0
Acting

2022 marks the 25th anniversary of ABC airing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” (1997), a revolutionary TV musical that embraced racial diversity i...

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

as Self

8.0
Acting

On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyously staged pro...

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021

as Deb

6.4
Acting

On her first holiday without her father, Zoey attempts to create a magical Christmas for her family just like the ones Mitch used to do.

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as "Sunday" Legend #11

7.6
Acting

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020

as Eva Woolf

7.2
Acting

Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and co...

Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

2020

as Self - Performer

10.0
Acting

A benefit stream of an exclusive evening with a Broadway Legend, leading lady and three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters. Throughout the ev...

Celebrating Sondheim

Celebrating Sondheim

2019

as Host

Acting

The New York Philharmonic celebrates the dazzling orchestral world of Stephen Sondheim in a program hosted by Bernadette Peters, with special guest vo...

On Broadway

On Broadway

2019

as Self (archive footage)

8.7
Acting

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

2017

as Herself

6.7
Acting

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking sketch comedy with appearances from Burnett, original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggon...

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

10.0
Acting

A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

as Glinda (voice)

6.3
Acting

Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, ...

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.

Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

2011

as Diane

5.0
Acting

A drama centered on a former actress who subjects her 15-year-old daughter to a series of depressed small towns, money woes, failed love affairs, and ...

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

2010

as Self

8.0
Acting

Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...

Bernadette Peters: Live in Australia

Bernadette Peters: Live in Australia

2009

as Self

Acting

Broadway star Bernadette Peters headlines the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival and has the crowd on their feet for three standing ovations. From her ope...

Living Proof

Living Proof

2008

as Barbara Bradfield

6.5
Acting

Dr Dennis Slamon, an American oncologist, discovers a treatment that could possibly cure breast cancer without radiation or chemotherapy. He tries to ...

Come le formiche

Come le formiche

2007

as Mary Ann

Acting
Children Will Listen

Children Will Listen

2004

as Narrator

Acting

The District of Columbia Public School system faces many challenges, including insufficient resources and large class sizes. Although DC students live...

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

2003

as Sue (voice)

6.3
Acting

A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: ...

It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003

as Rebecca Gromberg

6.0
Acting

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

2003

Acting

Video collection of songs by female performers.

Bobbie's Girl

Bobbie's Girl

2002

as Bailey Lewis

4.1
Acting

Two middle-aged lesbians find their lives complicated when one of them takes in her ten-year-old nephew.

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

2002

as Self

10.0
Acting

Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, ...

Prince Charming

Prince Charming

2001

as Margo / 'Titania'

6.9
Acting

After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a mai...

Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

1999

as Rita (voice)

7.5
Acting

The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. Unfortunately the rest of the to...

Let It Snow

Let It Snow

1999

as Elise Ellis

4.2
Acting

Two young lovers meet on a series of snowy days in high school.

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

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

1998

2.0
Acting

'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs ...

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

1998

as Self

Acting

The composer-arranger-producer is honored in a tribute taped in 1997.

Bernadette Peters in Concert

Bernadette Peters in Concert

1998

Acting

A diva who effuses sweetness as naturally as she breathes!" - The New York Times. Live from Royal Festival Hall in London, Bernadette Peters combines ...

A Bing Crosby Christmas

A Bing Crosby Christmas

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Chris...

Holiday in Your Heart

Holiday in Your Heart

1997

as Faith Shawn

10.0
Acting

LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a ch...

What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997

as Helen Ayers

6.2
Acting

In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone beco...

Anastasia

Anastasia

1997

as Sophie (voice)

7.6
Acting

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting...

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1997

as Angelique (voice)

6.2
Acting

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.

Cinderella

Cinderella

1997

as Cinderella's Stepmother

6.5
Acting

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one u...

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1997

as Circe

Acting

In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a de...

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

1996

as Rita (voice)

7.3
Acting

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff is a VHS tape that contains "Draculee, Draculaa," "Phranken-Runt," "Meatballs or Consequences," "Scare-Happy Slappy," "Witch ...

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

9.0
Acting

An urgent plea to protect creatures from man's insensitivity and greed. The program offers clear explanations of why the survival of sea turtles, hump...

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995

as Self

Acting

In commemoration of the 100th birthday of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, performers present classic Hammerstein songs.

A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

1995

Acting

This special is a recording of the presentation of the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts presented by Southern Methodist University in...

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

1995

as Self

Acting

The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the first openly gay entertainers, Allen won a unique star...

The Last Mile

The Last Mile

1992

as The Soprano

Acting

Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera Tosca. The stage manager gives her encouraging advice. She...

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992

as Self

9.0
Acting

This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for o...

Impromptu

Impromptu

1991

as Marie D'Agoult

6.1
Acting

In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

1991

as Witch

8.1
Acting

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

Alice

Alice

1990

as Muse

6.4
Acting

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults h...

The Last Best Year

The Last Best Year

1990

as Jane Murray

7.0
Acting

Jane (Bernadette Peters) has a dizzy spell while at home. As her condition does not improve, she consults a doctor who finds that she is very ill and ...

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

as Self

6.0
Acting

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, ...

Fall From Grace

Fall From Grace

1990

as Tammy Faye Bakker

5.3
Acting

Jim Bakker establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. However, they are removed from P.T.L, the ministry that...

Pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

1989

as Lou Ann McGuinn

5.5
Acting

A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.

Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York

1989

as Eleanor

5.4
Acting

Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love and...

David

David

1988

as Marie Rothenberg

6.3
Acting

The true story of David Rothenberg whose disturbed father set him on fire.

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

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

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

1986

as Dot / Marie

7.2
Acting

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat is one of the great paintings of the world, and in "Sunday in the Park with Georg...

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0
Acting

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983

as Self

8.0
Acting

An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business.

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1983

as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

6.6
Acting

A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.

George Burns and Other Sex Symbols

George Burns and Other Sex Symbols

1982

5.0
Acting

George Burns celebrates his new-found status as a celebrity sex symbol with guests and collection of beautiful women of all ages. With singing, dancin...

Annie

Annie

1982

as Lily St. Regis

6.5
Acting

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

1982

as The Girl in 'The Sheik'

Acting

The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.

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

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

1982

as Self / Lily

Acting

An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director...

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps

1981

as Aqua

4.0
Acting

Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1981

as Eileen

6.0
Acting

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school te...

Tulips

Tulips

1981

as Rutanya Wallace

3.5
Acting

A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love.

The Jerk

The Jerk

1979

as Marie Kimble Johnson

6.9
Acting

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him ...

Musical Comedy Tonight

Musical Comedy Tonight

1979

Acting

First of three programs about musical theatre hosted by writer-composer-lyricist Sylvia Fine.

The Islander

The Islander

1978

as Trudy Engles

Acting

A retired mainland lawyer buys a small Honolulu hotel and finds himself in a murderous situation involving a runaway grand jury witness, a ruthless mo...

The Beatles Forever

The Beatles Forever

1977

as Self

Acting

A musical salute to The Beatles.

The People's Command Performance: '77

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

as Self - Host

Acting

A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.

Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force

1976

as Little Dee

4.9
Acting

In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their communit...

Silent Movie

Silent Movie

1976

as Vilma Kaplan

6.5
Acting

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the mo...

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

as Melody

7.8
Acting

In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields...

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

as Miss Toot

6.7
Acting

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw...

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973

as Allison

4.7
Acting

The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from to...

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress

1972

as Lady Larkin

7.8
Acting

The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included o...

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

1971

as Libby Michaels

10.0
Acting

Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them a...

George M!

George M!

1970

as Josie Cohan

10.0
Acting

Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways. ...

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

1970

as Self

Acting

Entertainment variety special with Bing and special guests Dean Martin, Bernadette Peters, and Flip Wilson.

The Christmas Tree

1958

as Girl

Acting

The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short s...

Last Train to Fortune

N/A

Acting

When schoolteacher Cecil Peachtree misses the last train to Fortune, he strikes a deal with outlaw Dooley to secure safe and timely travel. On the jo...

Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy

N/A

Acting

A shy woman is unexpectedly cast in a local production of an original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses ...