Bette Midler Beverly Hills" (1986), "Ruthless People" (1986), "Outrageous Fortune" (1987), "Big Business" (1988), "Beaches" (1988), "Hocus Pocus" (1993), "The First Wives Club" (1996), "The Stepford Wives" (2004), and "Parental Guidance" (2012). She also starred in "For the Boys" (1991) and "Gypsy" (1993), winning two additional Golden Globes for these films and receiving a second Academy Award nomination for the former. In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. She has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three
Bette Midler film "Hawaii" as an extra, playing an uncredited seasick passenger named Miss David Buff. Midler married artist Martin von Haselberg on December 16, 1984, about six weeks after their first meeting. Their daughter, Sophie von Haselberg, who is also an actress, was born on November 14, 1986. Midler relocated to New York City in the summer of 1965, using money from her work in the film "Hawaii". She landed her first professional onstage role in Tom Eyen's Off-Off-Broadway plays in 1965, "Miss Nefertiti Regrets" and "Cinderella Revisited", a children's play by day and an adult show by night. From 1966