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Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Actor · Born February 28, 1948 (78) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine nominations for Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011), and Hello, Dolly! (2018). Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenaged actress in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films including Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters continues to act on stage, in films and on television in such series as Smash and Mozart in the Jungle. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernadette Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 28, 1948 (78)
From
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 51% in 30 days

What are Bernadette Peters' films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
27%
Survival
8%
Morality
8%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 15
Shapeshifter
2 of 15
Hero
2 of 15
Trickster
1 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
11
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
9
Tense
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bernadette Peters' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernadette Peters' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 60 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Debut(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Last Train to Fortune(2025)

    as Miss Lily

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • High Desert(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Roslyn / Ginger

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas(2021)

    as Deb

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)

    as "Sunday" Legend #11

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery(2020)

    as Eva Woolf

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Deb

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrating Sondheim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Host

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lenore Rindell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)

    as Glinda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mozart in the Jungle(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · as Gloria Windsor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Leigh Conroy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Coming Up Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Diane

  • Living Proof(2008)

    as Barbara Bradfield

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Come le formiche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mary Ann

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jodie Papadakis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarabeth Breyers

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Marianna Folger

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Children Will Listen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration(2003)

    as Sue (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • It Runs in the Family(2003)

    as Rebecca Gromberg

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bobbie's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bailey Lewis

  • Prince Charming(2001)

    as Margo / 'Titania'

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish(1999)

    as Rita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Let It Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Elise Ellis

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella Danquiss

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Gin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Bernadette Peters in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Holiday in Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Faith Shawn

  • What the Deaf Man Heard(1997)

    as Helen Ayers

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1997)

    as Sophie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas(1997)

    as Angelique (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(1997)

    as Cinderella's Stepmother

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cassandra Lewis

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Odyssey(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Circe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rita (voice)

  • Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Fay Apple

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Animaniacs(1993)

    Show 172 episodes · as Rita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Soprano

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernadette Peters

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Carol Burnett Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 9 episodes · as Skit characters · as Skit Characters

  • Impromptu(1991)

    as Marie D'Agoult

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Into the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Witch

  • Alice(1990)

    as Muse

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Last Best Year(1990)

    as Jane Murray

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fall from Grace(1990)

    as Tammy Faye Bakker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Carol & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 33 episodes · as Kate

  • Pink Cadillac(1989)

    as Lou Ann McGuinn

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Slaves of New York(1989)

    as Eleanor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • David(1988)

    as Marie Rothenberg

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sunday in the Park with George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dot / Marie

  • Sleeping Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

  • Annie(1982)

    as Lily St. Regis

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Baryshnikov in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as The Girl in 'The Sheik'

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dot / Marie · as The Witch

  • Heartbeeps(1981)

    as Aqua

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Pennies from Heaven(1981)

    as Eileen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Tulips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Rutanya Wallace

  • The Martian Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Genevieve Seltzer

  • The Jerk(1979)

    as Marie Kimble Johnson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Musical Comedy Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Islander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Trudy Engles

  • All's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 24 episodes · as Charlotte 'Charley' Drake

  • Vigilante Force(1976)

    as Little Dee

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Silent Movie(1976)

    as Vilma Kaplan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • W.C. Fields and Me(1976)

    as Melody

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Sonny and Cher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Brenda

  • The Longest Yard(1974)

    as Miss Toot

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies(1973)

    as Allison

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Mattress(1972)

    as Lady Larkin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Maude(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy Griffith

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Libby Michaels

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Libby

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Galloway

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • George M! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Josie Cohan

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as B.B. Murchison

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Nellie

  • The Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Girl

  • Kraft Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Ayers

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 87 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Anastasia (1997)

$140M worldwide

Highest rated

Mozart in the Jungle (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19512025

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 88: 88 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 21 roles
748494

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bernadette Peters' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)

85th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bernadette Peters' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles27–49 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–50 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles5–63 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles22–60 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bernadette Peters work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernadette Peters' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Erman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles