As always, it’s impolite to state a woman’s age but it’s not like you couldn’t find it in imdb.com, unless the actress has it withheld. Bernadette has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid and I think it was The Jerk with Steve Martin that made me more aware of her.
Despite her appearances in movies and TV being rather infrequent, again see what imdb.com has to say, she does still star in Broadway shows. Not sure what’s she’s doing lately but I was very fortunate to see Ms. Peters in 2000 for the revival of Annie Get Your Gun while I was attending MacWorld in NYC. I had a seat on the eighth row too. She was (and still is) gorgeous! I have asked the wife if I can use my “Get out of Jail Free” card on her. No luck. I’m only kidding anyway because Bernadette had been married since 1996 and sadly, I discovered in my brief research of her that her husband died in a helicopter crash in 2005. It may explain her low profile lately.
I have numerous other chores to tackle today yet in honor of her birthday, I will take the time to watch Pennies from Heaven and listen to my favorite CD of her singing.