USA,
1993, 142 min
Directed by:
Emile ArdolinoCinematography:
Ralf D. BodeCast:
Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Cynthia Gibb, Edward Asner, Christine Ebersole, Michael Jeter, Andrea Martin, Linda Hart, Tony Shalhoub, David Marciano (more)Plots(1)
Bette Midler in the role she was born to play. This Emmy-winning superstar delivers a standing room only performance as Mama Rose, the ultimate vaudeville stage mother. Rose's ambition for her two daughters forces one to desert her and the other to emerge as the world's most famous striptease artist - Gypsy Rose Lee. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 1994 - Bette Midler (Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television)
- 1994 - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television
- 1994 - Cynthia Gibb (Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television)