Biography
Bernadette Peters, born Bernadette Lazzara on 28 February 1948 in Queens, New York City, is an American actress and singer. She first performed on stage as a child in the 1950s and 1960s, and began appearing in film and television in the 1970s.
She has starred in numerous Broadway musicals, including Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), Annie Get Your Gun (1999) and Gypsy (2003). Her film credits include Lily St. Regis in Annie (1982) and the voice of Sophie in Anastasia (1997); she is also credited as Serena Cherry in the 2026 film The Debut.
Peters has received seven Tony Award nominations, winning two, and nine Drama Desk Award nominations, winning three. Four Broadway cast albums on which she has appeared have won Grammy Awards.
