Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton. Bette Midler was raised in a home with a strong Jewish identity. As an adult she has also clearly expressed a sense of Jewish self-identity, and regularly refers to herself as Jewish.
After achieving enormous success in as a recording artist, Broadway star, television star, and film star, Bette stated that happiness that comes from such success is fleeting, and not what is most important in life. She said (Mair, page 254): "The thing that's satisfying is your relationship with your God, your planet, your family, your friends and how you see beauty and how you see the world. You come down from that perch a little and give that up."