Bette Midle

Born in Hawaii in 1945, Bette Midler (The Divine Miss M) first appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof (1966–69). After creating a popular nightclub act, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in The Rose (1979). Midler also won Grammys for her songs from that film and from Beaches (1988), and garnered a second Oscar nomination with For the Boys (1991). She has since released several studio albums and starred in an array of film and stage productions.