Bette Midler (/bɛt ˈmɪdlər/ bet MID-lər; born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Over her fifty-year career, Midler has received numerous awards, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several off-off-Broadway productions before appearing in the Broadway musicals Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation in the late 1960s. She rose to fame in 1970 when she began singing at the Continental Baths. In this local gay bathhouse, she was able to build a core fan base. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist, selling more than 30 million records worldwide, and has received four gold, three platinum, and three multi-platinum albums from the RIAA. Many of her songs became hits, including her renditions of "The Rose," "Wind Beneath My Wings," "Do You Want to Dance," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," and "From a Distance." She won Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "The Rose," and Record of the Year for "Wind Beneath My Wings."

Midler made her film debut in the lead role in the musical drama The Rose (1979), which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She went on to appear in many films, including Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Ruthless People (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Big Business (1988), Beaches (1988), Stella (1990), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), The First Wives Club (1996), The Stepford Wives (2004), Parental Guidance (2012), and The Addams Family (2019) and its sequel (2021). Midler also starred in the films For the Boys (1991) and Gypsy (1993), winning two more Golden Globe Awards for these films and a second Academy Award nomination for the former.

Midler performed a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with the show Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On from 2008 to 2010. She starred in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, which began previews in March 2017 and opened at the Shubert Theatre in April 2017. The show became her first leading role in a Broadway musical. Midler won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.