Bernadette Peters

 Bernadette Peters (born Bernadette Lazzara; February 28th, 1948) is an American performer, actress and children's book writer. Over the course of an extensive career that spans five years, she has appeared in musical theater, film and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and on recordings. She is an accomplished Broadway star who has been nominated for seven Tony Awards (plus an honorary award) and nine Drama Desk Awards. She was awarded three of the awards. Four of her Broadway cast albums on which she has appeared have been awarded Grammy Awards.Regarded by many as the most acclaimed interpreter of the works by Stephen Sondheim, Peters is most well-known for her work on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel, Sunday in the Park with George, Song and Dance, Into the Woods, The Goodbye Girl, Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy.Peters first performed on the stage as a child , and then a teenage actress during the 1960s and in film and television during the 1970s. Her work was recognized for her early work as well as for her appearances in The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show as well as in other TV shows and for her appearances in films like Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she went back to the stage,