Bette Midler

Was the senior-class president in high school. Appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof for three years, playing the part of eldest daughter Tzeitel. Her sister Judith was killed by a taxi while visiting New York to see Bette perform on Broadway. Developed her stage persona, the Divine Miss M, while performing at the Continental Baths, a gay men's bathhouse in New York City, with Barry Manilow accompanying her on piano. Started the New York Restoration Project in 1995, working to restore… Show more parks, community gardens and other public spaces in New York City. In 2000-01, starred in a short-lived CBS sitcom based on her life. Premiered her Las Vegas show, The Showgirl Must Go On, in February of 2008 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace; it ran for two years. ~ Rovi

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