Multi Grammy Award-winning singer/comedienne/author Bette Midler has also proven herself to be a very capable actress in a string of both dramatic and comedic roles. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 1, 1945. She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a painter. Her parents, originally from New Jersey, were both from Jewish families (from Russia, Poland, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire).Midler studied drama at the University of Hawaii and got her musical career started by performing in gay bathhouses with piano accompaniment from Barry Manilow. Her first album was "The Divine Miss M" released in November 1972, followed by the self-titled "Bette Midler" released in November 1973, both of which took off up the music charts, and Bette's popularity swiftly escalated from there.After minor roles in several film/TV productions, she surprised all with her knockout performance of a hard-living rock-and-roll singer (loosely based on the life of 詹尼斯·乔普林) in 歌声泪痕 (1979), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 1986, director 保罗·马祖斯基 cast Midler opposite 尼克·诺特 and 理查德·德莱福斯 in the hilarious 乞丐皇帝 (1986), and so began a string of very funny comedic film roles. She played an obnoxious wife who was the victim of a kidnap plot by her scoundrel husband, played by 丹尼·德维托, in 家有恶夫 (1986), was pursued by CIA and KGB spies in 悍妞万里追 (1987), played mismatched twins with 莉莉·汤姆林 in 四个千金两个妈 (1988) and shone in the tear-jerker 莫负当年情 (1988).Bette matched feisty 詹姆斯·肯恩 in the WWII drama 昨日今日永远 (1991), made a dynamic trio with 歌蒂·韩 and 黛安·基顿 in 前妻俱乐部 (1996), was back on screen with DeVito for the tepid comedy 淹死莫娜 (2000) and turned up in the glossy remake of 复制娇妻 (2004). Apart from her four Grammy awards, Bette Midler has also won four Golden Globes, one Tony Award, and three Emmy Awards, plus she has sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide. Most recently, she toured with her sassy "Kiss My Brass" show, and is promoting her album "Bette Midler Sings the 罗丝玛丽·克鲁尼 Songbook".
早年经历Performed her cabaret act at the famed gay men's club, The Continental Baths, in the 1970s with Barry Manilow as her accompanist.大众印象Mezzo-soprano vocals
