Bebe Neuwirth

Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award.

Neuwirth made her Broadway debut in the musical ''A Chorus Line'' in 1980. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, the first for Best Featured Actress in a Musical playing Nickie in the revival of ''Sweet Charity'' (1986) and received her second for Best Actress in a Musical for Velma Kelly in the revival of ''Chicago'' (1996). She has also starred as Lola in the revival of ''Damn Yankees'' (1994) and Morticia Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (2010).

On television, her breakthrough role was as Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the sitcom ''Cheers'' (in a starring role), its spin-off ''Frasier'' (in a recurring guest role), and in the 2023 ''Frasier'' revival (in a guest role). The role earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Neuwirth was cast as Bureau Chief/ADA Tracey Kibre in NBC's ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' which ran for 2005 to 2006. She starred as Nadine Tolliver on the CBS political drama ''Madam Secretary'' from 2014 to 2017. She also appeared in recurring roles on ''Blue Bloods'' (2013–2019), ''The Good Wife'' (2012–2014), ''The Good Fight'' (2018–2021), and ''Julia'' (2022–2023).

In film, she portrayed Nora Shepherd in the original ''Jumanji'' (1995) and ''Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). Other film roles include ''Say Anything...'' (1989), ''Green Card'' (1990), ''Bugsy'' (1991), ''Celebrity'' (1998), ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), and ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003). Provided by Wikipedia