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Bette Middler Struggling To Find Happiness [Video]

Posted: November 13, 2012

Bette Midler is 60 percent "settled into" herself

Bette Midler recently admitted that, even though her illustrious career has spanned almost 50 years, she has yet to find true happiness.

The 66-year-old actress, comedienne, singer, and businesswoman sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday. When Winfrey asked if Midler felt confident in herself, she admitted that she still has a way to go before she be truly happy. Midler said she aims to achieve more in life.

She said, “I’ve settled into myself about 60 percent, the other 40 is still struggling… The vestiges of that, ‘Got to get there, got to get there.’ The vestiges of that are still alive and they make themselves felt.”

Midler did say that while she has been able to convince herself that she has achieved great things over the course of her nearly five decade career, she is unable to completely block out her doubts. She did, however, take pride in the fact that she has raised a “fabulous daughter” and that her marriage has lasted 28 years. Midler said the best decision of her life was marrying husband Martin von Haselberg.

The actress admitted that she suffered when work dried up earlier in her career, even though she had been nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1979 film The Rose. She played a self-destructive 1960s rock star named Mary Rose Foster who struggled to cope with the pressures of her career. The film was loosely based on the life of singer Janis Joplin.

Midler said that she is now having a “lie down” after a two-year run with her show “The Show Girl Must Go On” in Las Vegas. She hasn’t completely stopped acting though. She is starring in the upcoming film Parental Guidance which is set to hit theaters Christmas Day.


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13 Archived Responses to “ Bette Middler Struggling To Find Happiness [Video] ”

  1. Gari Senderoff
    Nov 14, 2012

    SADLY – she has never won an Oscar (and likely she won't) in her lifetime. I think she is way underrated in Hollywood and one of the MOST talented people on earth!

  2. Katharine Kramer
    Nov 14, 2012

    I LOVE Bette!

  3. Christine Eyre
    Nov 14, 2012

    I love me some Bette.. I remember in the 70's my then husband discovered her album.. she was a revelation!!

  4. Edelson Flores
    Nov 14, 2012

    I know how much you like the divine Ms. M

  5. Gari Senderoff
    Nov 14, 2012

    It is the Divine Miss M – Edelson! :)

  6. Gari Senderoff
    Nov 14, 2012

    Christine Eyre I have EVERYTHING she has ever done on DVD, cd, etc etc!

  7. Scott Ellis
    Nov 14, 2012

    She's more of a bway star than an Oscar winner. Although the rose was brilliant.

  8. Melanie Colhoun
    Nov 14, 2012

    Her performance in The Rose was amazing …. Love her.

  9. Gari Senderoff
    Nov 14, 2012

    Scott Ellis she has not done much Broadway – her notable wins have been from onscreen and from singing hence winning Emmys, Golden Globes, (yes a Tony) and two Oscar nods…she should have won for The Rose

  10. Melanie Colhoun
    Nov 14, 2012

    Her performance of Stay with me …. so, so beautiful.

  11. Melanie Colhoun
    Nov 14, 2012

    … and 'Let me call you sweetheart' …. heartbreaking.

  12. Irene Stroumpas Xantheas
    Nov 14, 2012

    I love her too!

  13. Irene Stroumpas Xantheas
    Nov 14, 2012

    I love her too!