Bette Davis Midler (b.1945) is an American film, television, and stage actress and singer known for her dynamic energy and comedic wit.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler started her career as a replacement on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof in 1967. She jump-started her career by singing in a gay bathhouse and became a nationally known pop singer by 1972. She starred in many television shows and musicals such as The Rose (1979) and For the Boys (1991.)
In addition to her career as a performer, Midler is active in a variety of social causes, serving as a spokesperson for AIDS awareness and founding the New York Restoration Project. She also published the memoir A View from a Broad (1980) and the children’s book The Saga of Baby Divine (1983.)
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I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
—Bette Midler
Topics: Sex
I wouldn’t say I invented tack, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
—Bette Midler
Topics: Popularity
After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
—Bette Midler
Topics: Age
Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, “I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?”
—Bette Midler
Topics: Cats
The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.
—Bette Midler
It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
—Bette Midler
Topics: Heart
I always try to balance the light with the heavy—a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.
—Bette Midler
Topics: Balance
Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlepper. I just do what I can do.
—Bette Midler
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