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Bernadette Peters

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  • She returned for a 10 year anniversary musical performance of Into the Woods as the Witch along with most of the original cast. []
  • In 1987, Bernadette was honored as the Woman of the Year from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. []
  • In 2001, Bernadette was nominated for an Emmy her performance on Ally McBeal. []
  • In 2002, Bernadette was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. []
  • 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. []
  • She was a frequent guest on The Carol Burnett Show. []
  • In 1976, she received her second Golden Globe nomination for her role in the Mel Brooks' comedy Silent Movie. []
  • It wasn't until her teens that Bernadette realized musical theatre was the direction she wanted to head in and her performing switched from more of a hobby to a professional career. []
  • In 1969, she won her first Drama Desk Award for her off-Broadway performance in Dames At Sea which was a spoof of musicals from the depression era. []
  • In 1968, she garnered a Theatre World citation in the Broadway show George M! with actor Joel Grey. []
  • At 19 Bernadette made her Broadway debut in Johnny No-Trump []
  • In 1981, she received her first Golden Globe nomination for the movie musical Pennies from Heaven. []
  • Bernadette created the role of "Mabel Normand" in Mack And Mabel ,the 1974 musical written by Jerry Herman. []
  • In 1973 she made her movie debut in Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies []
  • Bernadette received her first Tony nomination in 1971 for her role of "Brunehilde Esterhazy" in the Leonard Bernstein musical On The Town. []
  • She received her Actors Equity card in 1957. []
  • At the age of 9, Bernadette changed her name from Bernadette Lazzara to Bernadette Peters. []
  • At the age of 5, Bernadette started taking tap dancing lessons. []
  • Bernadette appeared on the show Juvenile Jury when she was just three and a half years. []
  • She was born at 1:15pm-EST in Ozone Park, New York. []
  • She has won two "Best Leading Actress in a Musical" Tony awards for Song and Dance and Annie Get Your Gun. []

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