A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Bernadette Peters.
Bernadette Peters is a highly acclaimed American actress and singer with a career spanning over six decades. She is best known for her extensive work in musical theatre, particularly on Broadway, where she has earned critical acclaim and numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. She has also appeared in television and film, released recordings, and performed solo concerts. Several Broadway cast albums featuring her have won Grammy Awards, highlighting her significant contributions to the entertainment industry.
In 1971, Bernadette Peters starred as Hildy in a revival of "On the Town", receiving her first Tony Award nomination.
In 1974, Bernadette Peters played Mabel Normand in "Mack and Mabel", receiving another Tony nomination, and solidifying her status as a major Broadway star.
In 1976, Bernadette Peters was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her role in the Mel Brooks film "Silent Movie". She also co-starred in her own television series, "All's Fair", with Richard Crenna.
In 1977, Bernadette Peters was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series on "The Muppet Show".
In 1982, Bernadette Peters returned to the New York stage after an eight-year absence, in the Off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club production of the comedy-drama "Sally and Marsha", receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination.
In 1984, Bernadette Peters returned to Broadway as Dot/Marie in the Stephen Sondheim–James Lapine musical "Sunday in the Park with George", for which she received her third Tony Award nomination.
In 1987, Bernadette Peters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year.
In 1994, Bernadette Peters received the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production (The Goodbye Girl).
In 1996, Bernadette Peters was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, becoming the youngest person so honored.
In 1996, Bernadette Peters was nominated for a Grammy Award for her album I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, which includes songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Billy Joel, as well as Broadway classics.
In 1999, Bernadette Peters received The Actors' Fund Artistic Achievement Medal.
In 2001, Bernadette Peters received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the Fox series "Ally McBeal".
In 2002, Bernadette Peters received an honorary doctorate from Hofstra University and was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
In 2002, Bernadette Peters was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special, for her work in the television film "Bobbie's Girl".
In 2003, Bernadette Peters performed at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Carol Burnett, appeared in the film "It Runs in the Family", acted in "Prince Charming", and starred as Rose in the Broadway revival of "Gypsy", earning another Tony nomination.
For the week of June 8, 2008, Bernadette Peters' children's book, Broadway Barks, reached #5 on The New York Times Children's Best Sellers: Picture Books list. The book includes a CD with a lullaby written and performed by Peters, titled "Kramer's Song."
In 2009, Bernadette Peters was the National Dance Institute 2009 Artistic Honoree.
In 2011, Bernadette Peters was the recipient of the Sondheim Award, presented by the Signature Theatre.
In 2012, Bernadette Peters received the Isabelle Stevenson Award.
In 2012, Bernadette Peters received the Lifetime Achievement Award from New Dramatists, an organization that supports beginning playwrights.
In 2013, the Drama League gave Bernadette Peters its Special Award of Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre for "her contribution to the musical theatre."
In 2015, Bernadette Peters was the Centennial Honoree at the Drama League Centennial Gala, featuring a musical tribute presented by many of her costars.
On May 23, 2016, Bernadette Peters received the 2016 John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, presented at the Theatre World Awards.
In November 2018, Bernadette Peters was the honoree at the Manhattan Theatre Club 2018 Fall Benefit.
In 2018, Bernadette Peters received the Brooke Astor Award from the Animal Medical Center for her lifelong commitment to animal welfare, including the "over 2,000 adoptions" to date at Broadway Barks events.
In 2019, Bernadette Peters was the recipient of the Prince Rainier III Award "for her outstanding artistry and exemplary philanthropic give-back."
In 2021, Bernadette Peters played Deb in Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas, a television film. She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for this role.
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