Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth (/ˈbiːbiˈnjuːwɜːrθ/BEE-bee NEW-wurth; born December 31, 1958)[1] is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award.
Neuwirth made her Broadway debut in the musical A Chorus Line in 1980. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, the first for Best Featured Actress in a Musical playing Nickie in the revival of Sweet Charity (1986) and received her second for Best Actress in a Musical for Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago (1996). She has also starred as Lola in the revival of Damn Yankees (1994) and Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (2010).
On television, her breakthrough role was as Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the sitcom Cheers (in a starring role), its spin-off Frasier (in a recurring guest role), and in the 2023 Frasier revival (in a guest role). The role earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Neuwirth was cast as Bureau Chief/ADA Tracey Kibre in NBC's Law & Order: Trial by Jury which ran for 2005 to 2006. She starred as Nadine Tolliver on the CBS political drama Madam Secretary from 2014 to 2017. She also appeared in recurring roles on Blue Bloods (2013–2019), The Good Wife (2012–2014), The Good Fight (2018–2021), and Julia (2022–2023).
In film, she portrayed Nora Shepherd in the original Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Other film roles include Say Anything... (1989), Green Card (1990), Bugsy (1991), Celebrity (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003).
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Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth (/ˈbiːbi ˈnjuːwɜːrθ/ BEE-bee NEW-wurth; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her...
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increase his prominence. Later in Cheers, Frasier marries Lilith Sternin (BebeNeuwirth) and has a son, Frederick. After Cheers ended, the character moved to...
the final season, he runs for city council and, surprisingly, wins. BebeNeuwirth as Lilith Sternin: A psychiatrist and bar regular, a recurring character...
Velma on the Broadway stage include: Chita Rivera, Caroline O'Connor, BebeNeuwirth, Jasmine Guy, Reva Rice, Pia Douwes and Ute Lemper. She was portrayed...
in the Los Angeles production of Chicago alongside Juliet Prowse and BebeNeuwirth. Beginning in 2001, he starred opposite Ann-Margret in a stage production...
Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, BebeNeuwirth, and Joe Mantegna. It is based on the life of American mobster Bugsy...
film, alongside new cast members Charlie Sheen, Ernest Borgnine and BebeNeuwirth, respectively. New characters are voiced by Sheena Easton, Adam Wylie...
Swim. The series stars Maria Bamford, Jo Firestone, Tim Robinson and BebeNeuwirth. The series premiered on September 6, 2021. On March 31, 2022, it was...
The series' voice cast also includes Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, BebeNeuwirth, Chris Isaak, Shirley Jones, Thomas Lennon, Jack Jones, Jerron Paxton...
directed and choreographed by Fosse, Debbie Allen starred as Charity with BebeNeuwirth as Nickie, Allison Williams as Helene and Michael Rupert as Oscar. Fosse's...
Russian spy who joins the Central Intelligence Agency to work for Henry BebeNeuwirth as Nadine Tolliver, Elizabeth's chief of staff Morgan Freeman as Frawley...
Brody as Van Ben Foster as Ben Orlando Jones as Melvin "Little Melvin" BebeNeuwirth as Ada Joe Mantegna as Nate Rebekah Johnson as Sylvia Gerry Rosenthal...
Wallace Benton, an "unlikely hero". The strong cast, which also included BebeNeuwirth and Hope Davis, could not compensate for substandard writing and the...
Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for the Beret Girl. BebeNeuwirth as Sylvia Marpole, the college librarian who immediately becomes Goofy's...