Bernadette Peters (née Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author.
She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine nominations for Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Peters has appeared extensively in film and on television, having been nominated for four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning one. She has also recorded solo albums, and four of her cast albums have won Grammy Awards.
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1958 | This Is Goggle | Professional stage debut | [23] | |
1961 | Gypsy | Thelma/Hawaiian Girl | US National Tour | |
1968 | Dames at Sea | Ruby | Bouwerie Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway | [24] |
1968 | A Mother's Kisses | Performer | Three weeks of out-of-town tryouts in New Haven and Baltimore. Cancelled before Broadway premiere. |
[25] |
1971 | Nevertheless, They Laugh | Consuelo | Lamb's Club, New York City, March 1971 (5 performances) | [26] |
1971 | W.C. | Carlotta Monti | Played only out-of-town from May to October 1971; Never in NYC | [27][28] |
1972 | Tartuffe | Dorine | Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA | [29] |
1982 | Sally and Marsha | Sally | Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway | [30] |
1995 | Anyone Can Whistle | Fay Apple | Carnegie Hall concert | [31] |
2013 | A Bed and a Chair | Performer | New York City Center | [32] |
2023 | Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Herself/Various | Revue: Gielgud Theatre, London | [33] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Allison | |
1974 | The Longest Yard | Miss Toot | |
1976 | W.C. Fields and Me | Melody | |
Silent Movie | Vilma Kaplan | ||
Vigilante Force | Little Dee | ||
1979 | The Jerk | Marie | |
1981 | Tulips | Rutanya Wallace | |
Pennies from Heaven | Eileen | ||
Heartbeeps | Aqua | ||
1982 | Annie | Lily St. Regis | |
1989 | Slaves of New York | Eleanor | |
Pink Cadillac | Lou Ann McGuinn | ||
Dragon and Slippers | Guinevere | Voice | |
1990 | Alice | Muse | |
1991 | Impromptu | Marie D'Agoult | |
1997 | Anastasia | Sophie | Voice[34] |
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Angelique | Voice, direct-to-video[34] | |
1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Singer, title song | |
1999 | Snow Days | Elise Ellis | [35] |
Wakko's Wish | Rita | Voice, direct-to-video[34] | |
2003 | It Runs in the Family | Rebecca Gromberg | |
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Sue | Voice, direct-to-video[34] | |
2007 | Come le formiche | Mary Ann | AKA Wine and Kisses |
2011 | Coming Up Roses | Diane | Released in 2012 |
2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Glinda | Voice[36][34] |
2016 | 10 Little Rubber Ducks | Narrator | Voice[37] |
2020 | The Broken Hearts Gallery[38] | Eva Woolf | |
2021 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | "Sunday" Legend | Cameo |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1969–70 | The Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 4 episodes[39] |
1969–78 1991 |
The Carol Burnett Show | 11 episodes | |
1970 | Bing Crosby – Cooling It | Herself | TV special[40] |
George M! | Josie Cohan | Television film | |
1971 | Paradise Lost | Libby | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Herself–singer | Television appearance[41] | |
1972 | Once Upon a Mattress | Lady Larken | Television film |
1973 | Love American Style | Nellie | Episode: "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey" |
Break Up | Herself | Music comedy special for ABC | |
1975 | Maude | Kathy Griffith | Episode: "Rumpus in the Rumpus Room" |
All in the Family | Linda Galloway | Episode: "Gloria Suspects Mike" | |
1976 | Bing Crosby's White Christmas Special[42] | Herself | TV special |
McCoy | Brenda Brooks | Episode: "In Again Out Again" | |
McCloud | B.B. Murchison | Episode: "The Day New York Turned Blue" | |
Tony Orlando and Dawn | Herself[39] | ||
1976–77 | All's Fair | Charley Drake | 24 episodes |
1977 | The Muppet Show | Herself | Episode: "Bernadette Peters" |
1978 | The Islander | Trudy Engles | Television film |
1980 | The Tim Conway Show | Herself | Episode #1.6 |
The Martian Chronicles | Genevieve Seltzer | Miniseries | |
1981 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) | Episode: "Bernadette Peters/Billy Joel/The Go-Go's" |
1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Sleeping Beauty Princess Debbie |
Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" |
1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Dot / Marie | Television film |
1987 | Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues | Herself | TV special |
1988 | David | Marie Rothenberg | Television film |
1990 | Fall from Grace | Tammy Faye Bakker | |
The Last Best Year | Jane Murray | ||
Carol & Company | Kate Benton | Episode: "The Jingle Belles" | |
1991 | Into the Woods | The Witch | Television film |
1992 | The Last Mile | The Soprano | TV short |
1993–96 | Animaniacs | Rita, Cheshire Cat | Voice, 16 episodes[34] |
1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | Bernadette Peters | Episode: "Montana" |
1995 | A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim | Herself | A&E Stage[43] |
1997 | The Odyssey | Circe | Miniseries |
Cinderella | Cinderella's Stepmother | Television film | |
What the Deaf Man Heard | Helen Ayers | ||
Holiday in Your Heart | Faith Shawn | ||
1998 | The Closer | Victoria Sherwood | Episode: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" |
2000 | Inside the Actors Studio | Herself | Episode #7.2 |
2001 | Frasier | Rachel | Voice, episode: "Sliding Frasiers" |
Ally McBeal | Cassandra Lewis | 2 episodes | |
2002 | Bobbie's Girl | Bailey Lewis | Television film |
2003 | Prince Charming | Margo / Titania | |
2005 | Adopted | Sarah Leaf | Unsold ABC pilot |
2006 | Will & Grace | Gin | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stella Danquiss | Episode: "Choreographed" | |
2007 | Boston Legal | Judge Marianna Folger | Episode: "Guantanamo By The Bay" |
2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Sarabeth Breyers | Episode: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" |
Living Proof | Barbara Bradfield | Television film | |
2009 | Ugly Betty | Jodie Papadakis | 5 episodes |
2012–13 | Smash | Leigh Conroy | 6 episodes[44] |
2014–18 | Mozart in the Jungle | Gloria Windsor | 35 episodes[45][46] |
2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Annie | Episode: "Rule #21: Leave Childishness to the Children" |
2017–18 | The Good Fight | Lenore Rindell | 9 episodes |
2020 | Katy Keene | Ms. Freesia | 3 episodes |
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration | Herself | TV special | |
2020–21 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Deb[47] | 3 episodes |
2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Deb[48] | Television film |
2023 | High Desert | Rosalyn / Ginger | 8 episodes |