Bernadette Peters is an actress, singer and children's writer

Bernadette Peters successfully mastered three professions - an actress, a singer and a children's writer. During her half-century career, she played on stage, acted in films and on television, gave solo concerts. Peters is one of the most widely recognized professional critics of Broadway actresses who received prestigious theatrical awards "Tony" and "Drama Desc".

Many praise her roles in the musicals "Mac and Mabel", "Good-bye, dear", "In the woods" and "Sunday in the park with George." Playing on the theatrical stage, Bernadette Peters began as a child. Subsequently, she focused on working in film and television.

early years

Bernadette Peters was born in an Italian-American family in 1948. Her real name is Lazzara. A stage name was needed in order to avoid stereotyped perception of the Italians. Peters got into show business at the age of three and a half years. Mother organized the participation of her beloved daughter in the children's television program. This was followed by performances on the stage.

At the age of nine, Bernadette Peters was formally accepted into the professional union of American actors. Since that moment, she began using a pseudonym instead of her real Italian name. Already as a professional actress, Peters performed children's and teenage roles in Broadway performances, appeared in television films and programs. In parallel, she attended classes at the theater school.

Films

Since 1973, the actress has participated in a variety of film projects. The complete filmography of Bernadette Peters includes 33 paintings. Her most outstanding actor's work is the role in the satirical comedy directed by Mel Brooks - "Silent Cinema". For the game in this film, Peters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.

In the film "The Idiot," her partner in the set was the famous comedian Steve Martin. The long-awaited award brought a 1981 film - "Pit from the sky." For the role in this picture, Bernadette Peters was awarded the Golden Globe Award (as the best comedy or musical actress).

To her notable works in the cinema is also the romantic fantasy of the director Woody Allen "Alice". In this picture, which received many prestigious nominations and prizes, the actress played a secondary role. Almost all the films of Bernadette Pieters belong to the genre of comedy.

Theater

Its success on the Broadway scene, the actress owes the musicals of the famous composer, poet and playwright Stephen Sondheim. The main roles played in the productions of this author, brought Peters the recognition of critics and the love of the audience.

The actress, who started her career on Broadway, left theater stage for the long eight years for the sake of cinema and television. Return to the scene was triumphant. And all thanks to two musicals by Stephen Sondheim - "Sunday in the Park with George" and "In the Woods." According to the composer, Bernadette Peters belongs to a very limited number of people who can simultaneously sing and play a role. Stephen Sondheim called her work on the stage impeccable. The creative union of the actress and composer existed for many years.

Children's books

Since 2008, Peters has written three literary works for the sake of supporting a charitable foundation that helps homeless animals. Illustrated books are for children. The first tells the story of a dog named Kramer. Peters wrote the words and music of a lullaby song, the disc of which is attached to the book. Her work took the fifth place in the list of children's bestsellers.

The second book, entitled Stella Star, was published in 2010. She talks about a pit bull terrier dreaming of ballet dancing. Bernadette Peters gave her own names to her characters. The third book is called "Stella and Charlie - friends forever." It was released in 2015. In the last book, Peters talks about the relationship between the pit bull terrier Stella and Charlie - a new dog who settled in the house of the actress.

In addition to helping homeless animals, the celebrity takes an active part in many other charitable projects. Peters is a member of the board of directors of a non-profit organization that offers special educational programs for disabled children. She also performed repeatedly as a singer at charity concerts.