Bernadette Peters' career spans 5 decades and she's still going strong! It was recently announced that she will return to Broadway next month as Desiree Armfeldt in the revival of A Little Night Music.
Bernadette began performing at a very early age, obtaining her Equity card at age 8. (Actor's Equity is the union for actors and stage managers.) At age 13, the understudied Dainty June in a national tour of Gypsy. She made her Broadway debut in 1967 in a production called Johnny No-Trump. Her Broadway credits include: Hildy in On the Town (Tony Nomination), Mabel in Mack and Mabel (Tony Nomination), Dot in Sunday in the Park with George (Tony Nomination), Emma in Song and Dance (Tony Winner), The Witch in Into the Woods, Paula in The Goodbye Girl (Tony Nomination), Annie in Annie Get Your Gun (Tony Winner) and Mama Rose in Gypsy (Tony Nomination).
Bernadette has appeared in over 32 feature films and television movies, including the 1983 version of Annie, the 1997 TV version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and The Jerk with Steve Martin. She was nominated for Emmys for her guest appearances on The Muppet Show and Ally McBeal.
Bernadette has recorded several albums and tours the country with singing engagements. I had the privilege of seeing her in concert with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in 2006. It was literally 6 months after husband of 9 years had died in a tragic helicopter crash. The songs I'd heard recordings of for years suddenly took on new meaning due to her circumstances. The concert was fabulous!!
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Sources: http://www.bernadettepeters.com/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Peters
http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=68530
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