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Bernadette Peters

Birth Place: Ozone Park, NY, USA

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Throughout her illustrious career, Ms. Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. Ms. Peters enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, including co-starring in Amazon Prime's highly popular Mozart in the Jungle, which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. She also co-starred in the CBS All-Access series, The Good Fight, a spin-off of the network's popular series, The Good Wife.
One of Broadway's most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, three Emmy nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She recently appeared in City Center's Encores! production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Other Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Follies, which also played the Kennedy Center.
Peters received both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She also received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy (as Momma Rose), in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion Ode to the Movies, Mack and Mabel and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Her most recent appearance on Broadway was in the revival of Hello, Dolly! in which she starred as the title character.

Other television credits include NBC-TVs Smash, ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty, to name a few. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in 17 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in Pennies From Heaven. Other film credits include the 1997 Cinderella (recently released on Disney+), The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen's Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family and Coming Up Roses.
Peters has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy-nominated I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings.

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Bernadette Peters STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Dolly Gallagher Levi [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2011
Sally Durant Plummer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Desirée Armfeldt [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Rose

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
Annie Oakley

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1997
Witch

[New York]
Workshop, 1996
Sabina

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1994
Marie

Dot

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Paula

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Witch

Witch [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1985
Emma

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Dot

Dot [Replacement]

Marie

Marie [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Workshop, 1983
Dot (Act One)

Annette (Act Two)

Dot

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Sally

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1974
Mabel Normand

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1973
Ruby

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production [Cancelled], 1972
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1971
Hildy Esterhazy

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1971
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Ruby

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1968
Ruby

Ruby

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1968
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1968
Josie Cohan

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1967
Alice

Alice

[Broadway]
1967
Bettina

[Broadway]
1967
Leslie Maugham (Standby)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1966
Cinderella

Cinderella

[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1961
Thelma

Hawaiian Girl

[Broadway]
City Center Revival, 1959
Tessie


Bernadette Peters Movies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
[ 1973 ] Allison
The Longest Yard
[ 1974 ] Warden's Secretary
Silent Movie
[ 1976 ] Vilma Kaplan
W.C. Fields and Me
[ 1976 ] Melody
Vigilante Force
[ 1976 ] Little Dee
The Jerk
[ 1979 ] Marie
Heartbeeps
[ 1981 ] Aqua
Tulips
[ 1981 ] Rutanya Wallace
Pennies from Heaven
[ 1981 ] Eileen
Annie
[ 1982 ] Lily
Pink Cadillac
[ 1989 ] Lou Ann McGuinn
Slaves of New York
[ 1989 ] Eleanor
Alice
[ 1990 ] Muse
Impromptu
[ 1991 ] Marie D'Agoult
Anastasia
[ 1997 ] Sophie
Let It Snow
[ 1999 ] Elise Ellis
It Runs in the Family
[ 2003 ] Rebecca Gromberg
Wine and Kisses
[ 2007 ] Mary Ann
Coming Up Roses
[ 2011 ] Diane
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
[ 2013 ] Glinda
The Broken Hearts Gallery
[ 2020 ] Eva Woolf
tick, tick... BOOM!
[ 2021 ] Sunday' Legend
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
[ 2021 ] Deb

Bernadette Peters TV Shows

Kraft Theatre
Anna Stieman
The Christmas Tree
Girl
George M!
Josie Cohan
Once Upon a Mattress
Lady Larken
Maude
Kathy Griffith
All in the Family
Linda Galloway
The Owl and the Pussycat
Doris
McCloud
B.B. Murchison
McCoy
Brenda Brooks
All's Fair
[ 1976-1977 ] Charley Drake
The Islander
Trudy Engles
The Martian Chronicles
Genevieve Seltzer
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
The Girl in 'The Sheik'
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sleeping Beauty, Princess Debbie
David
Marie Rothenberg
Carol & Company
Kate Benton
Fall from Grace
Tammy Faye Bakker
The Last Best Year
Jane Murray
The Carol Burnett Show
Skit Characters
American Playhouse
[ 1986-1991 ] The Witch, Dot, Marie
The Larry Sanders Show
Bernadette Peters
What the Deaf Man Heard
Helen Ayers
Holiday in Your Heart
Faith Shawn
The Odyssey
Circe
Cinderella
Cinderella's Stepmother
The Closer
Victoria Sherwood
Teacher's Pet
Fifi
Prince Charming
Margo, Titania
Ally McBeal
Cassandra Lewis
Frasier
Rachel
Bobbie's Girl
Bailey Lewis
Adopted
Sarah Leaf
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stella Danquiss
Will & Grace
Gin
Boston Legal
Judge Marianna Folger
Living Proof
Barbara Bradfield
Grey's Anatomy
Sarabeth Breyers
Ugly Betty
Jodie Papadakis
Smash
[ 2012-2013 ] Leigh Conroy
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Annie
Mozart in the Jungle
[ 2014-2018 ] Gloria Windsor
The Good Fight
[ 2017-2018 ] Lenore Rindell
Katy Keene
Ms. Freesia
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
[ 2020-2021 ] Deb
High Desert
Rosalyn, Ginger

Bernadette Peters Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater

Bernadette Peters

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Follies


winner
Tony Awards - 2012 - Isabelle Stevenson Award

Bernadette Peters


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Gypsy

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Gypsy


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun


winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1993 - Best Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, The Goodbye Girl

Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, The Goodbye Girl

Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Into the Woods


winner
Drama League Awards - 1986 - Distinguished Performance Award

Bernadette Peters, Song and Dance


winner
Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Song and Dance

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Sunday in the Park with George

Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Sunday in the Park with George

Drama Desk Awards - 1982 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Bernadette Peters, Sally and Marsha

Drama Desk Awards - 1975 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Bernadette Peters, Mack & Mabel

Tony Awards - 1975 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters, Mack and Mabel


winner
Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Bernadette Peters , On The Town


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1969 - Outstanding Performance

Bernadette Peters, Dames at Sea


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1968 - Performance

Bernadette Peters, George M!

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Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2024 Gala CELEBRATING TONY BENNETT To Be Livestreamed


Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced that its 2024 Gala, Celebrating Tony Bennett, will be available for Jazz Live subscribers to stream live on April 17, 2024 at 7 p.m. EDT. This year, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s signature fundraising event celebrates the late, great vocalist Tony Bennett’s unique contributions and fierce dedication to the jazz community. Celebrating Tony Bennett—hosted by Josh Groban and anchored by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis—features special guests, Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth, Norm Lewis, and more.

Spotlight: THE ORIGINALS: FOUR CONCERTS at Carnegie Hall


The Originals: Four Concerts at Carnegie Hall

Interview: Lowell Native Maryann Plunkett Brings Real-Life Experience to THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL


Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.

Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse


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National Dance Institute To Host 48th Annual Gala At Ziegfeld Ballroom


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Pittsburgh CLO Announces Three New Programs To Make Theater More Family Accessible


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Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga To Headline ARTS By George! 2024 Benefit


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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 9, 2024


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Video: Broadway's Best Unite with Shubert Foundation to Support Theatre in Our Schools


Just last month, the best of Broadway came together for the The 10th annual 2024 Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival. Checko ut video highlights from the red carpet here!

Manhattan Theatre Club Will Bring EUREKA DAY to Broadway and VLADAMIR Off-Broadway Next Season


Manhattan Theatre Club has announced three shows that will open next season, including the Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends and Eureka Day, as well as the world premiere of Vladamir, which will open off-Broadway.

Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga Will Lead STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS in LA and on Broadway


Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced today the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Here Lies Love), and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake, My Fair Lady), playing at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 8—March 9, 2025. 

Photos: Bernadette Peters Stops By Best Pet Workplace Summit


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Pittsburgh CLO Presents Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra At The Benedum Center In June


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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 3, 2024


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Listen: Bernadette Peters Would Rather Play Sweeney Todd Than Mrs. Lovett


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Tony Nominee Gavin Lee to Make 54 Below Solo Debut in June


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How Often Are Musicals Revived with Their Original Director?


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Bernadette Peters FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Bernadette Peters been in?

Bernadette Peters has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

How many West End shows has Bernadette Peters been in?

Bernadette Peters has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What awards has Bernadette Peters been nominated for?

Bernadette Peters has been nominated for various awards throughout her career, including Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Follies," the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Gypsy," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Gypsy," and many more. She has received nominations for her roles in productions such as "Annie Get Your Gun," "The Goodbye Girl," "Into the Woods," "Song and Dance," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Sally and Marsha," "Mack & Mabel," "On The Town," "Dames at Sea," and "George M!" Bernadette Peters has had a remarkable career in Broadway, earning recognition for her outstanding performances.

What awards has Bernadette Peters won?

Bernadette Peters has won several awards, including the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater from the Drama League Awards, the Isabelle Stevenson Award from the Tony Awards, and the Outstanding Actress in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for her roles in "Gypsy" and "Annie Get Your Gun." She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for "Annie Get Your Gun" and the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for the same show. Peters received the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for "Song and Dance" and another Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for the same production. Additionally, she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for "On The Town." Peters also received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for "Dames at Sea" and a Theatre World Award for her performance in "George M!"

What is Bernadette Peters next theatre project?

Bernadette Peters's next show will be Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends which opens on 9/16/2023 on West End.

What was Bernadette Peters's first West End show?

Bernadette Peters's first West End show was Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends which opened in 2023

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