Tomlin and Bette Midler played two pairs of identical twins who were switched at birth in the 1989 comedy Big Business.

Her mother, Ruth ( née Schindel ), was a seamstress and housewife, and her father, Fred Midler, worked at a Navy base in Hawaii as a painter.

Midler majored in drama at the University of Hawaii, but left after three semesters.

Midler performed on USA for Africa's 1985 fund-raising single " We Are the World ", and participated at the Live Aid event at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

It featured her biggest hit, " Wind Beneath My Wings ", which went to No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100, achieved Platinum status, and won Midler her third Grammy Award – for Record of the Year – at the 1990 telecast.

" For her performance in the film, Midler received her second Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress at the 21st ceremony.

Midler at the 2010 HRC Annual Dinner.

On February 20, 2008, Midler debuted her Vegas show entitled Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin star in the film as two sets of twins separated at birth, much like the characters in Shakespeare's play.

Recent motion pictures in which the agency has been involved in include Fox Searchlight's Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Scott Cooper ; Richard Eyre ’ s The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney ; Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, and Kim Cattrall ; James Toback's documentary Tyson, which was the official selection in Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won a specially named " Knockout " prize ; Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won a special jury prize ; and The Women, directed by Diane English and starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Bette Midler.

* In " The Understudy ", Kramer becomes a super-protective bodyguard and nurse to an injured Bette Midler after she is run over at the plate by George at a softball game.

The women, who in the novel met while students at Middlebury College ( class of 1969 ), were portrayed by Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton in the 1996 film adaptation.

He was instrumental in launching the comedy careers of Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, Jay Leno, Andy Kaufman, Freddie Prinze, Steve Landesberg, Jimmie Walker, and for a brief time, managed Bette Midler at the early stages of her career.

He expanded his nightclub appearances performing at The Improv between the acts of such rising-star comics as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi.

Artists such as Cher, Madonna, Beyoncé, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, LL Cool J, Gloria Gaynor, and George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars have all performed at the Roxy.

When Midler opened at the Colosseum, the sold-out show debuted at # 1 on Billboard. com's Weekly Ticket Grosses.

It was re-made for TV in 1993 Starring Bette Midler as Mama Rose and Cynthia Gibb as Gypsy Rose Lee.

Bates went on to star in The Go-Between, An Unmarried Woman, Nijinsky, and The Rose with Bette Midler, as well as playing varied roles in television drama, including The Mayor of Casterbridge, Harold Pinter's The Collection, A Voyage Round My Father, An Englishman Abroad ( as Guy Burgess ), and Pack of Lies.

Bette Midler ( born December 1, 1945 ) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys.

In 1979, Midler made her first motion picture, starring in the 1960s-era rock and roll tragedy The Rose, as a drug-addicted rock star modeled after Janis Joplin.

The Rose was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Frederic Forrest ), Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Bette Midler, in her screen debut ), Best Film Editing and Best Sound.

* Bette Midler as Mary Rose Foster ( The Rose )

* Golden Globes: Best Actress-Musical / Comedy ( Bette Midler ), Best Original Song-The Rose ( Amanda McBroom ), New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture-Female ( Bette Midler )

** Bette Midler for " The Rose "

Twitty was known to cover songs — most notably " Slow Hand " which was a major pop hit for the Pointer Sisters, " The Rose " which was a major pop hit for Bette Midler, and " Heartache Tonight " which was a major pop hit for The Eagles ; Twitty's songs have also been covered numerous times, including four notable covers, George Jones ' rendition of " Hello Darlin ", Blake Shelton's " Goodbye Time ", The Misfits and Glen Campbell versions of " It's Only Make Believe " and Elvis Presley's version of " There's a Honky Tonk Angel ( Who'll Take Me Back In )".

Popular tunes for the introductory paragraph of Havdalah (' Hinei El Y ' shuati ') in the Ashkenazic rite are The Rose ( song ) by Bette Midler and melodies by Shlomo Carlebach and Neshama Carlebach.

He had supporting roles in The Rose, starring Bette Midler, and An Officer and a Gentleman, with Richard Gere.

* " The Rose " ( song ), made famous by Bette Midler

In the 1970s, he produced The Outlaws ' debut album for Arista Records, as well as producing Bonnie Raitt, Elliott Murphy and the soundtrack album for the Bette Midler film The Rose, which was loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin.

Other notable covers include a smooth-jazz version by Larry Carlton, an acoustic cover by Ted Hawkins, a mid-tempo pop interpretation by Bette Midler, instrumental versions by both Booker T & the MG's and Donald Byrd, who included his funk-influenced cover of " Just My Imagination " on his successful 1975 album Places and Spaces and Rose Royce's version from their 1986 album Fresh Cut.

" The Rose " is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 film The Rose.

" The Rose " is featured in the 1979 film of the same name, in which it was performed by Midler.

Midler won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for " The Rose ".

She starred as the adult Rose Louise / Gypsy Rose Lee, opposite Bette Midler as Mama Rose.

For Coppola's film, Waits originally wanted to work with Bette Midler ; she was unavailable due to prior engagements, however.

* Bette Midler sang the lyrics in her concert film Divine Madness !.

In 1991, 20th Century Fox produced the film, For the Boys, which told the story of two USO performers, and starred Bette Midler and James Caan.

Through the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film For the Boys, on the television series Blossom, and co-writing ( with bookwriter-lyricist Jeffrey Sweet ) and starring in the musical I Sent A Letter To My Love based on the Bernice Rubens novel of the same name.

In the summer of 1965, Midler relocated to New York City, using the money from her work in the film Hawaii.

The same year, Midler returned to the big screen, appearing in Then She Found Me, Helen Hunt's feature film directorial debut.

Also starring Hunt along with Matthew Broderick and Colin Firth, the comedy-drama film tells the story of a 39-year-old Brooklyn elementary school teacher, who after years is contacted by the flamboyant host of a local talk show, played by Midler, who introduces herself as her biological mother.

In 2010, Midler voiced the character Kitty Galore in the animated film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

The film stars Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, and David Keith.

Midler performed the soundtrack album for the film, and the title track became one of her biggest hit singles in 1980.

* Watertown was the given setting for the 1990 Bette Midler film Stella.

Both of these pictures starred Bette Midler, who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as Beaches and Outrageous Fortune.

Ruthless People is a 1986 black comedy written by Dale Launer, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater and Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut.

Bette Midler lost the Academy Award to Jodie Foster that year for her performance in the Best Picture-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.

Before her death, with Harris's support, Raye sued Bette Midler and the producers of the movie For the Boys in the early 1990s, claiming that the film was based on Martha's extensive experience as a much-loved entertainer of US troops during three wars.

On June 10, 1993, actress Donna Douglas and her partner Curt Wilson in Associated Artists Entertainment, INC., filed a $ 200 million lawsuit against Disney, Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, their production companies, and Creative Artists Agency claiming the film was plagiarized from a book A Nun in the Closet owned by the partners.

In the same year, she landed a recurring role on Spin City and starred alongside Bette Midler and Dennis Farina in the film That Old Feeling, where her character fell in love with one played by Danny Nucci.

* The Beverly Center was the setting of the 1991 film Scenes from a Mall starring Bette Midler and Woody Allen.

Making early screen appearances in this film were Bette Midler, John Cullum, and future Oscar winner Gene Hackman.

* Beaches ( film ), a 1988 movie starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey