Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth (born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She has worked in television and is known for her portrayal of Dr. Lilith Sternin, Dr. Frasier Crane's wife (later ex-wife), on both the TV sitcom Cheers (in a starring role), and its spin-off Frasier (in a recurring guest role). On stage, she is also known for originating the role of Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago and for the role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family musical.

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Known For

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Nina Laszlo

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Tracey Kibre

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

1984

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

1982 • as Self

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010 • as Kelly Peterson

Filmography

2025

Movie
Broadway’s Leading Ladies
Movie - Released: 3/10/2025

2023

Captain Fall
Captain Fall
as Alexis Fall (voice)
TV - Released: 7/28/2023
Frasier
Frasier
as Dr. Lilith Sternin
TV - Released: 10/12/2023

2022

Julia
Julia
as Avis
TV - Released: 3/31/2022

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #9
Movie - Released: 11/11/2021
Ultra City Smiths
Ultra City Smiths
as Lady Andrea The Giant (voice)
TV - Released: 9/13/2021
Teenage Euthanasia
Teenage Euthanasia
as Baba (voice)
TV - Released: 9/6/2021

2020

Modern Persuasion
Modern Persuasion
as Vanessa PErry
Movie - Released: 12/4/2020
Duncanville
Duncanville
as Patricia (voice)
TV - Released: 2/16/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
TV - Released: 3/16/2020
The Flight Attendant
The Flight Attendant
as Diana Carlisle
TV - Released: 11/26/2020

2019

Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Nora
Movie - Released: 12/4/2019

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2017
Humor Me
Humor Me
as C.C. Rudin
Movie - Released: 6/16/2017
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Judge Claudia Friend
TV - Released: 2/19/2017
DuckTales
DuckTales
as Emma Glamour (voice)
TV - Released: 8/12/2017

2016

Match Game
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 6/26/2016

2014

Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
as Nadine Tolliver
TV - Released: 9/21/2014
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall
as Margueritte Grey (voice)
TV - Released: 11/3/2014

2013

Browsers
Browsers
as Julianna Mancuso-Bruni
Movie - Released: 4/19/2013
Just Gender
Just Gender
Movie - Released: 3/6/2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/5/2013

2012

Movie
Defiant Requiem
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/3/2012

2010

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
as Kelly Peterson
TV - Released: 9/24/2010

2009

Fame
Fame
as Ms. Kraft
Movie - Released: 9/23/2009
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show
TV - Released: 9/27/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Claudia Friend
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Adopt a Sailor
Adopt a Sailor
as Patricia
Movie - Released: 10/24/2008

2006

Game 6
Game 6
as Joanna Bourne
Movie - Released: 3/10/2006
Chicago: The Musical
Chicago: The Musical
Movie - Released: 10/3/2006

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Tracey Kibre
TV - Released: 3/3/2005

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "All Singing, All Dancing")
Movie - Released: 10/26/2004
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce
as Alison Ritchie
Movie - Released: 1/30/2004
Movie
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
as Dr. Lilith Sternin
Movie - Released: 5/13/2004
TV
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/2004

2003

Le Divorce
Le Divorce
as Julia Manchevering
Movie - Released: 8/8/2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
as Lana Jong
Movie - Released: 2/7/2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Thumbelina's Mother (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/8/2003
TV
VH1 Goes Inside
TV - Released: 6/20/2003

2002

Tadpole
Tadpole
as Diane Lodder
Movie - Released: 7/19/2002
Cyberchase
Cyberchase
as Binky (voice)
TV - Released: 1/21/2002
Hack
Hack
as Faith O'Connor
TV - Released: 9/27/2002

2001

Sounds from a Town I Love
Sounds from a Town I Love
Movie - Released: 10/20/2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self - Performer
Movie - Released: 3/6/2001

2000

An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie
as Sylvia Marpole (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/29/2000
Cupid & Cate
Cupid & Cate
as Francesca
Movie - Released: 5/7/2000
Deadline
Deadline
as Nikki Masucci
TV - Released: 10/2/2000

1999

Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights
as Ada Kurtzman
Movie - Released: 11/17/1999
Dash and Lilly
Dash and Lilly
as Dorothy Parker
Movie - Released: 5/31/1999
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam
as Gloria
Movie - Released: 6/28/1999
Getting to Know You
Getting to Know You
as Trix
Movie - Released: 1/22/1999
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
Movie - Released: 12/1/1999
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
as Bebe Neuwirth
TV - Released: 4/7/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nina Laszlo
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/30/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tracey Kibre
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Celebrity
Celebrity
as Nina - the Hooker
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
The Faculty
The Faculty
as Principal Valerie Drake
Movie - Released: 12/25/1998
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
as Anabelle / Belladonna (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/17/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Bebe Neuwirth
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/3/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
Pepper Ann
Pepper Ann
as Ms. Bladdar (voice)
TV - Released: 9/13/1997

1996

The Associate
The Associate
as Camille Scott
Movie - Released: 10/25/1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
as Anabelle (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/29/1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Felinet
Movie - Released: 7/26/1996
Dear Diary
Dear Diary
as Annie
Movie - Released: 12/13/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
as Anabelle (voice)
TV - Released: 9/21/1996
Jungle Cubs
Jungle Cubs
TV - Released: 10/5/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Juliette
TV - Released: 9/27/1996

1995

Jumanji
Jumanji
as Nora Shepherd
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
NewsRadio
NewsRadio
as Sandi Angelini
TV - Released: 3/21/1995
Freakazoid!
Freakazoid!
as Deadpan (voice)
TV - Released: 9/9/1995

1994

Duckman
Duckman
TV - Released: 3/5/1994
Aladdin
Aladdin
TV - Released: 2/6/1994
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
as (voice)
TV - Released: 9/10/1994

1993

Malice
Malice
as Det. Dana Harris
Movie - Released: 9/29/1993
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 9/30/1993
Wild Palms
Wild Palms
as Tabba Schwartzkopf
TV - Released: 5/16/1993
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
as The Mailcarrier
TV - Released: 11/28/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Lilith Sternin
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1991

Bugsy
Bugsy
as Countess di Frasso
Movie - Released: 12/10/1991

1990

Green Card
Green Card
as Lauren Adler
Movie - Released: 12/23/1990
Without Her Consent
Without Her Consent
as Gloria Allred
Movie - Released: 1/14/1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/1/1990
Unspeakable Acts
Unspeakable Acts
as Susan Maxwell
Movie - Released: 1/15/1990
Wings
Wings
as Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane
TV - Released: 4/19/1990

1989

Say Anything...
Say Anything...
as Mrs. Evans
Movie - Released: 4/14/1989
The Famous Teddy Z
The Famous Teddy Z
TV - Released: 9/18/1989

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Lanel
TV - Released: 9/28/1987

1986

Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
as Nickie
Movie - Released: 12/28/1986

1984

Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
TV - Released: 9/10/1984

1982

Cheers
Cheers
as Lilith Sternin
TV - Released: 9/30/1982
Fame
Fame
TV - Released: 1/7/1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
TV - Released: 2/1/1982

1981

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Francesca
TV - Released: 12/24/1951