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Bette Midler is an iconic American singer, actress, comedian, and author, renowned for her powerful voice, dynamic stage presence, and multifaceted career spanning music, film, theater, and activism.Born in Honolulu, Midler rose to fame in the early 1970s with her flamboyant stage shows in New York bathhouses, earning the nickname 'The Divine Miss M.' She achieved mainstream success with hit songs like 'The Rose' and 'Wind Beneath My Wings,' starred in numerous successful films like 'The Rose,' 'Beaches,' and 'Hocus Pocus,' and won multiple Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Awards. A cultural icon, she is also known for her environmental activism, founding the New York Restoration Project.

• Midler's early career breakthrough came performing at the Continental Baths, a New York City gay bathhouse, accompanied by a young Barry Manilow on piano, cultivating a devoted gay following that remains core to her fanbase.
• Despite her massive success in the 1970s and 1980s, Midler famously never won the Best Actress Oscar for 'The Rose' (1979), losing to Sally Field ('Norma Rae').
• She successfully sued the Walt Disney Company for $5 million in the early 1990s after they broke a contract promising her the lead role in the animated film 'Oliver & Company.'
• Midler founded the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) in 1995, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming neglected public spaces in New York City, particularly community gardens in underserved neighborhoods.
• Her 1979 film 'The Rose,' loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, featured the title song which became her signature ballad and won her the Grammy for Record of the Year.