Movies
1966: Hawaii ~ Uncredited
1969: Goodbye, Columbus ~ Uncredited cut scene
1971: The Thorn ~ Virgin Mary
1972: Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers ~ Vocals
1979: The Rose ~ Mary Rose Foster
1980: Divine Madness! ~ Herself
1982: Jinxed! ~ Bonita Friml
1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills ~ Barbara Whiteman
1986: Ruthless People ~ Barbara Stone
1987: Outrageous Fortune ~ Sandy Brozinsky
1988: Beaches ~ C. C. Bloom
1988: Oliver & Company ~ Georgette (voice)
1988: Big Business ~ Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff
1989: The Lottery ~ Piano Teacher (Short film)
1990: Stella ~ Stella Claire
1991: Scenes from a Mall ~ Deborah Fifer
1991: For the Boys ~ Dixie Leonard
1993: Gypsy ~ Mama Rose (Television film)
1993: Hocus Pocus ~ Winifred ‘Winnie’ Sanderson
1995: Get Shorty ~ Doris Saphron
1996: The First Wives Club ~ Brenda Cushman
1997: That Old Feeling ~ Lilly Leonard
1999: Get Bruce ~ Herself
1999: Fantasia 2000 ~ Herself / Hostess
2000: What Women Want ~ Dr. J.M. Perkins
2000: Isn’t She Great ~ Jacqueline Susann
2000: Drowning Mona ~ Mona Dearly
2002: Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood – Executive Producer
2004: The Stepford Wives ~ Bobbie Markowitz
2007: Then She Found Me ~ Bernice Graves
2008: The Women ~ Leah Miller
2010: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore ~ Kitty Galore (voice)
2012: Parental Guidance ~ Diane Decker
2017: Freak Show – Muv
2019: The Addams Family – Grandma (voiced)
2020: The Glorias – Bella Abzug
2021: The Addams Family 2 – Grandma (voiced)
2022: Hocus Pocus 2 – Winifred Sanderson
2023: Sitting In Bars With Cake – Benita
2024: The Fabulous Four – Marilyn
The Documentaries
1995: We Are The World – A 10th Anniversary Tribute – Self
1997: Intimate Portrait – Bette Midler – Self
1999: After Stonewall – Bette Midler at the Continental Baths (archive footage), Thank You (for your support)
1999: Behind The Music – Bette Midler – Self
1999: Get Bruce – Self
2002: Short Talks On The Universe Benefit Performance – Self
2004: A Perfect World: The Making Of The Stepford Wives – Self
2004: Biography: Bette Midler – Self
2005: The Divine Bette Midler – Self
2005: Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook – Self
2006: From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans – Self
2007: American Masters: The House That Ahmet Built – Self
2007: American Masters: Annie Leibovitz – Life Through A Lens – Self
2010: The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Self
2011: Vito – Self (archive footage), Performer (“Friends”)
2012: Casting By – Self
2014: Imagine – The Divine Miss M – Self
2014: Bette Midler’s Kickstarter To The Moon – Self
2013: 20 Feet From Stardom _ Self
2018: The Dream Still Lives – Self
2021: Mae West – Dirty Blonde – Executive Producer
2022: George Carlin’s American Dream – Self
2022: Lucy And Desi – Self
2023: Ron Delsener Presents – Self
2024: The Greatest Night In Pop, Self
I have the meet Bette. And her daughter. And her husband. All so talented, lyrical, genius, lovely and luscious. I still listen to The Rose Soundtrack almost every day. Life is coming to a close, and I just need a few moments to really know my idol before we he bells and chi through the square. Please. I’ll trade ya a moment for my life. May I visit as a mermaid in wheelchair? Would you autograph my book copy of a baby who only says more? We can sing about cows and yodel while Lily’s in the boardroom. Or compare our tit slings. Or anything you want to do. I just want to sit with you for a moment. I hope we can meet nearby in the Big Easy, at Louis Armstrong’s park at night along the Mississippi River as the jazz notes get tangled in our hair. Thanks, Sonya Gordon