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Bernadette Peters’s Milestones
| Appeared in the Off-Broadway shows "The Penny Friend" (1966) and "Curly McDimple" (1967) | |
| Had star-making role in Off-Broadway production of "Dames at Sea" | |
| Had starring role as Charlotte Drake on TV sitcom "All's Fair" (CBS) | |
| Occasionally filled in as guest co-host on "Live With Regis" | |
| Reteamed with Sondheim and Lapine for the stage musical "Into the Woods", based on fairy tales; Peters portrayed the Witch | |
| Starred opposite Rachel Ward, playing a lesbian couple who adopt a child in "Bobbie's Girl" (lensed 2001); set to air on Showtime | |
| Starred with Mandy Patinkin in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical "Sunday in the Park with George" | |
| Toured in "Gypsy"; understudied the role of Dainty June; played a Hollywood Blonde in production numbers; first professional collaboration with Stephen Sondheim | |
| Won Tony Award for role of Emma in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Song and Dance"; Peters appeared alone onstage in the first act | |
| 1953 | At age five, appeared on "Juvenile Jury" and "The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour" |
| 1958 - 1959 | New York stage debut in "The Most Happy Fella" |
| 1965 | Moved to NYC at age 17 to pursue a stage career |
| 1967 | Broadway debut, understudied leading role in "The Girl in the Freudian Slip" |
| 1967 | Made actual Broadway performing debut in "Johnny No-Trump" |
| 1968 | Part in the pre-Broadway tour of "A Mother's Kisses" was written out |
| 1968 | Played featured role of Josie Cohan in short-lived musical "George M!", starring Joel Grey |
| 1969 | First starring role on Broadway in "La Strada"; musical closed on opening night |
| 1970 | Appeared in the out of town tryout of "W.C.", a musical biography of W C Fields |
| 1970 | Recreated her stage role of Josie Cohan in the NBC telecast of "George M!" |
| 1971 | Co-starred in the revival of "On the Town"; garnered first Tony nomination |
| 1972 | Supported Carol Burnett in the CBS telecast of the musical "Once Upon a Mattress" |
| 1973 | Film acting debut in "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" |
| 1974 | Co-starred as silent screen actress Mabel Normand opposite Robert Preston as Mack Sennett in the Jerry Herman musical "Mack and Mabel" |
| 1976 | Appeared in the film biography "W C and Me" |
| 1978 | Netted first Emmy nomination for an appearance on the syndicated "The Muppet Show" |
| 1979 | First screen collaboration with Steve Martin, "The Jerk" |
| 1980 | Played featured role in the NBC miniseries "The Martian Chronicles" |
| 1981 | Had one of her best screen roles as the schoolteacher girlfriend of Steve Martin in Herbert Ross' "Pennies from Heaven" |
| 1982 | Had rare non-musical stage role in Off-Broadway play "Sally and Marsha" |
| 1982 | Played the role of Lily in John Huston's film version of "Annie" |
| 1986 | Recreated stage role of Dot in TV version of "Sunday in the Park with George" (Showtime) |
| 1988 | Made dramatic acting debut in the ABC TV-movie "David", playing the mother of a boy set afire by his father |
| 1989 | Had lead in the Merchant-Ivory production "Slaves of New York" |
| 1989 | Was leading lady to Clint Eastwood in "Pink Cadillac" |
| 1990 | Portrayed televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker (opposite Kevin Spacey) in the NBC biopic "Fall From Grace" |
| 1991 | Played supporting role in the feature "Impromptu", directed by James Lapine |
| 1991 | Recreated stage role of the Witch in PBS TV version of "Into the Woods" |
| 1993 | Provided voice of Rita the cat on "Steven Spielberg Presents the Animaniacs" |
| 1993 | Starred in ill-fated musical version of "The Goodbye Girl"; played opposite Martin Short |
| 1996 | Solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall (December); concert was recorded |
| 1997 | Played the Wicked Stepmother in ABC remake of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" |
| 1997 | Voiced character of Sophie in the animated feature "Anastasia" |
| 1998 | Made Australian concert debut |
| 1999 | Appeared as an overprotective Jewish mother in the independent feature "Let It Snow" (formerly "Snow Days"); premiered at Sundance; released theatrically in 2001 |
| 1999 | Headlined a revival of Irving Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun"; won second Tony award |
| 1999 | Starred in the PBS special "Bernadette Peters in Concert", videotaped in London |
| 2001 | Had recurring role on Fox's "Ally McBeal"; received Emmy nomination |
| 2002 | Co-starred in the TNT production "Prince Charming" |
| 2003 | Portrayed Michael Douglas' wife in the film "It Runs in the Family," co-starring Kirk Douglas |
| 2003 | Undertook role of Mama Rose in Broadway revival of "Gypsy", staged by Sam Mendes |
| 2006 | Guest-starred as Karen's sister on NBC's "Will & Grace" |
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