Born on this Day in History: February 28, 1948 - Born Bernadette Lazzara in New York City, Bernadette Peters is a Tony-award-winning actress who made her Broadway debut at age 11 in Most Happy Fella. In 1968, she achieved national fame as Ruby, a chorus girl in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea and later appeared in films The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven (both with Steve Martin), and Silent Movie.
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