- Among her many awards are a Grammy for her album "The Rose," a Tony for her "Palace Concert Show," and an Emmy for her performance on Johnny Carson's farewell week of programs.
- In 1970, she got her start by performing in gay bathhouses with Barry Manilow as her pianist. He also produced her first major album in 1972, "The Divine Miss M," which went platinum.
- She not only stars in her latest Las Vegas show, "The Showgirl Must Go On," but she conceived and directed the project as well.
- Her more memorable movie performances include a feisty USO performer in "For the Boys" with James Caan and a vengeful ex-wife in the "First Wives Club" with Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn.
- She married Martin von Haselberg in 1984 and has one child Sophie. Her sister Judy was tragically killed in a traffic accident while going to see her perform in "Fiddler on the Roof."
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