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Bernadette Peters
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American actress and singer (born 1948)
Film & TV
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Last Train to Fortune — Miss Lily2026
- Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Debut — Serena Cherry2026
- Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion — Self2024
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest2023
- Being Mary Tyler Moore — Self (voice)2023
- High Desert — Roslyn / Ginger2023
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self2022
- Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends — Self2022
- Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas — Deb2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Bernadette Lazzara , ( 1948-02-28 ) February 28, 1948 (age 78) , New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse
- Michael Wittenberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; died 2005 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- officialbernadettepeters .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernadette
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.officialbernadettepeters.com
- Image
- BernadettePeters-byPhilipRomano.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Commons category
- Bernadette Peters
- date of birth
- 1948-02-28
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- Bernadette Peters
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- birth name
- Bernadette Lazzara
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- social media followers
- 110112
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernadette Peters (née Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Over a career spanning more than six 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 Drama Desk Award nominations, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.
Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011) and Hello, Dolly! (2018). She starred in the revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends both in the West End (2023) and on Broadway (2025). She has recorded six solo albums and many cast albums, and has performed regularly in solo concert acts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bernadette Peters” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.