Beaches

…version of Midler’s character in Beaches in the same year. Bialik returned to television with a recurring role (1988–89) on the series Webster. She made additional appearances on other popular American television shows, including Murphy Brown, MacGyver, and Doogie Howser, M.D..

…had a bigger hit with Beaches (1988), a tearjerker centering on two longtime childhood friends (Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey).

…she starred in the melodrama Beaches, which was produced by a company Midler had cofounded, All Girl Productions. Though the film was met with a lukewarm reception, its song “Wind Beneath My Wings ” (sung by Midler) became a smash hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100; it also won Midler…