FrameThrower · Actors · Bette Midler
Bette Midler
2 films · 164 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1993–2023
Born 1 December 1945 · Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]
Bette Midler is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several off-off-Broadway plays before her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing at the Continental Baths. In this local gay bathhouse, she managed to build up a core following.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 164 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1993–2023
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Kennedy Center Honors2021
- Disney Legends2019
- Rachel Carson Award2008
- Crystal Award1997
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year1976
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist1974
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Drama League Award
How their films are shot
Measured across 164 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bette takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 61% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Bette takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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