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Bernadette Peters is a Queens, New York-born American actress, singer as well as a children’s book author who is perhaps best known for her performances in musical theatres. Born on 28 February 1948, she is of Sicilian American descent and is one of the most critically acclaimed actresses on Broadway. Multiple times Tony Awards winner Bernadette has been active in the field of entertainment since 1958.

A widely recognized performer who has managed to find fame on stage, television as well as in Hollywood, one may wonder how rich is Bernadette at the present? As estimated by sources, Bernadette counts her net worth at an amount of $5 million in early 2016. Needless to say, her involvement in the sector of entertainment for more than fifty years has been most significant in amassing her wealth. Being a famous actress as well as a singer has definitely helped her become a multi-millionaire artist over the years.

Raised in Queens, Bernadette started acting even before she started her schooling. Initially she appeared in several television shows and variety hours, however, she started her career as a professional theatre actress at the age of nine, and has since become very prominent and successful in her career. Noted mostly for being the foremost interpreter of Academy winning lyricist and author Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette has performed in several musicals, with some of her most famous work including her performances in musicals like “Mack And Mabel”, “Into The Woods”, “Song And Dance”, “Gypsy” and “Sunday In The Park With George” among others. For her work in theatre, she has won two Tony Awards as well as an honorary award from seven nominations. In addition, Bernadette has won three Drama Desk Awards to date.

Along with theatre, Bernadette has also been active in movies and on television. She has appeared in television shows “The Carol Burnett Show”, “The Muppet Show”, “Saturday Night Live” and many more. More recently, she has been appearing in the Amazon television series “Mozart In The Jungle”, sharing the screen with actors like Lola Kirke, Gael García Bernal, Saffron Burrows and others. Bernadette is also noted for her performances in the movies “The Longest Yard”, “Alice”, “The Jerk”, “It Runs In The Family” and several more. During her career, she has been nominated thrice for Emmy Awards and also thrice for Golden Globe Awards and has won once. Moreover, she has also released several singles and as well as nine solo albums until today. The proceeds from sales of three children’s books written by Bernadette are donated to the animal adoption charity of which she is a co-founder. Needless to say, being a part of all these successful projects has definitely helped Peters amass her present net worth.

Regarding her personal life, the 68 year-old actress now lives her life as a widow, as her husband Michael Wittenberg left the world in 2005 – Bernadette and Michael had been married for nine years. For now, Bernadette enjoys her career as one of the most successful theatre artists and popular film actresses while her present net worth of $5 million caters to her daily life

IMDB Wikipedia ‘Song and Dance’ (1982) “Gypsy” (1993) “Sunday In The Park With George” (1984) “Into The Woods” (1987) “Mack And Mabel” (1974) $5 million 1948-02-28 1985 1999 5th Avenue Theatre A Little Night Music A&E (TV channel) Academy Award Actress Ahmanson Theatre Author Bernadette Peters Net Worth Bernadette Peterson Broadway theatre Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again (2005) Drama Desk Award Drama Desk Award (1968 Gael García Bernal Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1981) Grammy Award Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (1998) Hollywood Walk of Fame (1987) Lola Kirke Michael Wittenberg Michael Wittenberg (m. 1996–2005) New York New York City Ozone Park Queens Saffron Burrows Singer Stella and Charlie Friends Forever (2015) Stella is a Star (2010) Stephen Sondheim Tony Award Tony Award (1985 United States

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Bernadette Peterson Trademarks

1. Lisp, breathless voice
2. Red hair and brown eyes
3. Voluptuous bombshell figure

Bernadette Peterson Quotes

• “Into the Woods” was… a lot of running around in the woods! I can’t wait to see the show again. People didn’t realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark.
• “It Might as Well Be Spring”… I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way.
• It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men’s Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.
• Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he’s so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there’s a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about.
• Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there’s great truth in the songs, and that’s what was so wonderful to find.
• George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we’d made a connection.
• I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.
• In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!
• Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.
• Animals speak with pure affection. It’s important to me to get something going in New York so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love.
• The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called “La Strada”.
• The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of “Carousel”, and it was a very vivid experience.
• We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
• When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
• When there’s a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.
• I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
• I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
• I love “Some Enchanted Evening”, and “If I Loved You”. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.
• I’d like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in “The Glass Menagerie”.
• The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.
• I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
• “No One Is Alone” by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.
• You’d look out and there’d be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much.
• Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who’s sending me a slant board.
• I don’t smoke, I don’t drink much, I don’t eat red meat. I stay out of the sun.
• You gotta be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?

Bernadette Peterson Important Facts

• First cousin of Connie Stevens.
• Is one of 20 actresses who did not receive an Oscar nomination for their Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Golden Globe-winning performance; hers being for Pennies from Heaven (1981). The others, in chronological order, are: June Allyson for Too Young to Kiss (1951), Ethel Merman for Call Me Madam (1953), Jean Simmons for Guys and Dolls (1955), Taina Elg and Kay Kendall for Les Girls (1957), Marilyn Monroe for Some Like It Hot (1959), Rosalind Russell for A Majority of One (1961) and Gypsy (1962), Patty Duke for Me, Natalie (1969), Twiggy for The Boy Friend (1971), Raquel Welch for The Three Musketeers (1973), Barbra Streisand for A Star Is Born (1976), Kathleen Turner for Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi’s Honor (1985), Miranda Richardson for Enchanted April (1991), Jamie Lee Curtis for True Lies (1994), Nicole Kidman for To Die For (1995), Madonna for Evita (1996), Renée Zellweger for Nurse Betty (2000), Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), and Amy Adams for Big Eyes (2014).
• Is a staunch liberal Democrat and feminist.
• Is an animal rights activist.
• Received the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre in May 2013 in recognition of her contribution to the musical theatre.
• Although she has many Tony nominations and two wins, she is the only actress to not win a Tony Award for a revival of the musical, “Gypsy”. Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly and Patti LuPone all received Tony Awards as best actress in a musical for their performances in “Gypsy” revivals, but neither Peters nor the role’s originator, Ethel Merman, ever received the award.
• She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theater at 6706 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 23, 1987.
• On The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003), she performed the climactic song “Rose’s Turn” from “Gypsy”, in which she was nominated that year for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. However, she had been suffering from a severe respiratory infection and had missed several performances of the show. Originally, the producers did not want her to perform live at the Tony Awards for fear of her damaging her vocal chords. She refused to cancel and insisted on performing live. She got through the song and received a 2-minute standing ovation, one of the longest in Tony history.
• Was on Broadway in the revival of “Gypsy” in 2003-2004. She performed in the show for a year and did over 500 performances. Peters was offered a national tour of the show, but bowed out saying, “I love this show and the role of Rose, but after playing her for a year she has worn me totally out!” The role of Mama Rose is considered one of the greatest and most difficult roles for a musical theater actress.
• She was involved with Steve Martin, her co-star in The Jerk (1979) and Pennies from Heaven (1981), prior to his marriage to Victoria Tennant.
• Her husband, Michael Wittenberg died in a helicopter crash in Montenegro, Europe on September 26, 2005. An investment advisor, he was reportedly on a business trip.
• Is the youngest of three children of Peter and Marguerite Lazarra.
• Has won two Tony Awards as Best Actress (Musical): In 1986 for “Song and Dance” and in 1999 for a revival of “Annie Get Your Gun”. In addition, she has received five other Tony nominations: one as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) in 1972 for a revival of “On the Town”; and four other Best Actress (Musical) nominations: in 1975 for “Mack and Mabel”; in 1984 for “Sunday in the Park with George”, a performance she recreated in the television version with the same title, American Playhouse: Sunday in the Park with George (1986); in 1993 for “The Goodbye Girl”; and in 2003 for a revival of “Gypsy”.
• Has Italian ancestry, she changed her last name to Peters (after her father’s first name) because she did not “look Italian” and, at the time, ethnic stage names were discouraged.
• Her father Peter Lazzara drove a bread truck.
• Inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2002.
• Is a member of the MTC Board of Directors.
• Is the youngest performer to be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
• Awarded the President’s Award at the 11th Annual ‘Mr. Abbott’ Awards Dinner.
• Has two siblings: Joseph Lazarra and Donna DeSeta.
• Has won two “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” Tony Awards for “Song and Dance” and “Annie Get Your Gun”.
• Created the roles of Dot in “Sunday in the Park with George”, Mabel Normand in “Mack and Mabel” and The Witch in “Into the Woods” in the original Broadway productions.
• Younger sister of casting director Donna DeSeta. Aunt of Tian DeSeta.
• Born at 1:15pm-EST.

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