Portrait of Bernadette Peters

Acting

Bernadette Peters

Career

Active from 1958 to 2026, with a break from 1959 to 1969, busiest in 1997 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Into the Woods
Into the Woods
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    1981 · Won

    Pennies from Heaven

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

9

The characters Bernadette Peters played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernadette Peters Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Musical 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Relationship Dynamics 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Animated Musical 2
  • Classic Characters 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 72
Last Train to Fortune
Last Train to Fortune (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

as Miss Lily

The Debut
The Debut (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

as Serena Cherry

High Desert
High Desert (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Roslyn / Ginger

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as "Sunday" Legend #11

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Deb

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Deb

The Broken Hearts Gallery
The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Eva Woolf

2010s

5 titles · average score 66
The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lenore Rindell

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
GoodWatch score 37

as Glinda (voice)

Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Gloria Windsor

Smash
Smash (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Leigh Conroy

Coming Up Roses
Coming Up Roses (2011)

as Diane

2000s

11 titles · average score 66
Living Proof
Living Proof (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

as Barbara Bradfield

Come le formiche
Come le formiche (2007)

as Mary Ann

Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jodie Papadakis

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sarabeth Breyers

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Judge Marianna Folger

Children Will Listen
Children Will Listen (2004)

as Narrator

It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rebecca Gromberg

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sue (voice)

Bobbie's Girl
Bobbie's Girl (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bailey Lewis

Prince Charming
Prince Charming (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Margo / 'Titania'

Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

1990s

24 titles · average score 70
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Stella Danquiss

Let It Snow
Let It Snow (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

as Elise Ellis

Anastasia
Anastasia (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sophie (voice)

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Circe

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
GoodWatch score 33

as Angelique (voice)

Cinderella
Cinderella (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cinderella's Stepmother

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Cassandra Lewis

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Rachel (voice)

Into the Woods
Into the Woods (1991)
GoodWatch score 87

as Witch

Impromptu
Impromptu (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marie D'Agoult

The Last Best Year
The Last Best Year (1990)

as Jane Murray

Fall From Grace
Fall From Grace (1990)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tammy Faye Bakker

1980s

13 titles · average score 60
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lou Ann McGuinn

Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as Eleanor

David
David (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marie Rothenberg

Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dot / Marie

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

Annie
Annie (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lily St. Regis

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dot / Marie / The Witch

Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982)

as The Girl in 'The Sheik'

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Eileen

Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps (1981)
GoodWatch score 18

as Aqua

Tulips
Tulips (1981)

as Rutanya Wallace

1970s

17 titles · average score 62
The Jerk
The Jerk (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

as Marie Kimble Johnson

All's Fair
All's Fair (1976)

TV show · as Charlotte 'Charley' Drake

Silent Movie
Silent Movie (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Vilma Kaplan

Vigilante Force
Vigilante Force (1976)
GoodWatch score 26

as Little Dee

W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Melody

McCoy
McCoy (1975)

TV show · as Brenda

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

as Allison

Maude
Maude (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Kathy Griffith

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lady Larkin

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Linda Galloway

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Libby

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as B.B. Murchison

1960s

1 title · average score 43
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Nellie

1950s

3 titles · average score 84
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall (1958)

TV show

The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (1958)

as Girl

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Helen Ayers