Bernadette Peters: Biography, Body Measurements, Career, Awards, Relationship, Net Worth & More!

Bernadette Peters is an American singer and actress. She got fame for her roles in Animaniacs, The Good Fight, Ugly Betty, and other shows. She writes children’s books, including Broadway Barks, Stella is a Star, Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again, and more.

Biography

Bernadette Peters was born in New York on 28th February 1948. She was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, as the third of three children to Peter and Marguerite Lazzara. Bernadette is an American national of White ethnicity.

Her father ran a bread delivery truck, and her mother started her acting career by enrolling her in a play called Juvenile Jury. Bernadette has two siblings  Donna DeSeta and Joseph Lazzara . She attended Quintana’s School for Young Professionals. In 2002, Hofstra University awarded Peters an honorary doctorate.

 

Profile Summary

• Full Name: Bernadette Lazzara
• Date of Birth: 28^th February 1948
• Place of Birth: Ozone Park
• Home Town: New York
• Birth Country: United States
• Nationality: American
• Religion: Catholic
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces
• Father: Peter Lazzara
• Mother: Marguerite Maltese
• Brother: Joseph Lazzara
• Sister: Donna DeSeta
• Spouse/Boyfriend: Michael Wittenberg
• Twitter: @OfficialBPeters
• Instagram: @officialbernadettepeters

Body Measurements

• Height: 5 Feet 3 Inches
• Weight: 58 kg
• Breast Size: 36C
• Waist size: 27 in
• Hip Size: 32 in
• Eyes Color: Dark Brown
• Hair Color: Dark Brown

Career

Bernadette Peters’s mother started Bernadette’s acting career by enrolling her in a show called Juvenile Jury. Later, when she was just five years old, she appeared on Hardart Children’s Hour, The Horn, and Name That Tune. When she was approximately nine years old, she made her stage debut in the professional production of This Is Google. She also starred in Miracle in Orphanage and A Boy Called Ciske in 1958.

When she was thirteen, she was one of the blondes in the National Tour of Gypsy. In 1962, she recorded her first single. She became well-known as a singer and was cast as Lies1 in The Sound of Music.

The Achievements And Awards Of Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters received many awards; in 1986, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She received the title of Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year that same year. Her other awards include the 1994 Sarah Siddons Award for best performance in a Chicago theatrical production induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, where she became the youngest recipient of the honor; the 1999 Actors’ Fund Artistic Achievement Medal; the 2002 Honorary Doctorate from Hofstra University; and the 2003 Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame induction.

Relationship Status

As of 2023, Bernadette Peters is a glad single woman. She was previously married to investment adviser Michael Wittenberg. Wittenberg and Peters married on July 20, 1996. The pair never had a child together despite being married for about ten years.

Peters lost her husband, Wittenberg, in a helicopter crash in Montenegro on September 26, 2005, while he was on a business trip. Before beginning her relationship with her late husband, Peters had a long-term relationship with Steve Martin. The couple dated for four years, starting in 1977. She then called it quits on their relationship.

Net Worth

As of 2023, Peters’s estimated net worth is $40 million. She made her fortune through her various acting and singing roles.

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