Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters ( born February 28, 1948 in New York City as Bernadette Lazzara ) is an American actress and singer.
Life and achievements
Peters ' ancestors came from Italy. Her mother Marguerite appeared on TV shows. Bernadette Peters attended the Quintano School for Young Professionals. She made her debut in the TV movie George M! from the year 1970. 's TV comedy Once Upon a Mattress (1972 ) she played a larger role, as in Ace Eli and Rodger Drama of the Skies (1973).
For her role as a singer in the silent film comedy Silent Movie (1976 ) as well as for her role in the television series Say that again Darling, she received two nominations for the 1977 Golden Globe Award. For her guest appearance on the Muppet Show was nominated in 1978 for an Emmy Award. In the comedy Dance in the Clouds (1981 ) she starred opposite Steve Martin one of the main roles for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1982. For her role in the musical Song and Dance in 1985, she won the Tony Award.
Their main musical roles in Broadway premieres were the Mable in Mack and Mable by Jerry Herman in 1974, the dual role of Dot / Marie in Sunday in the Park with George in 1984 by Stephen Sondheim and the Witch in Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim in 1987.
Peters also gave numerous concerts, recorded on vinyl records and appeared in 1982 in the film adaptation of the musical Annie with.
In 1987, Peters received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the action-comedy Pink Cadillac (1989 ) she starred opposite Clint Eastwood one of the main roles. For the role of the stepmother of Cinderella in the fantasy film Cinderella (1997) she was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 1998. For the role in the musical Annie Get Your Gun, she won the Tony Award again in 1999. For the role of Cassandra Lewis in the television series Ally McBeal, she was again nominated for a 2001 Emmy Award.
Peters married in 1996 Michael Wittenberg (born 1962 ), with whom she was married until his accidental death in 2005.