| Moved to NYC at age 17 |
| Performed in the national touring companies of "West Side Story" and "A Chorus Line" (as Cassie) |
1980 | Made Broadway debut as Sheila in "A Chorus Line" |
1982 | Appeared on Broadway in revival of "Little Me" |
1985 | Directed by Bob Fosse in a revival of "Sweet Charity" |
1986 | Joined the cast of "Cheers" (NBC) in a recurring role as emotionally repressed psychiatrist, Lilith Sternin-Crane |
1989 | Made film debut in "Say Anything" as a high school counselor |
1992 | Character of Lilith written out of "Cheers" at Neuwirth's request so that she could focus her energies on feature film work |
1994 | Reprised her role as Dr. Lilith Sternin in several episodes of the "Cheers" spin-off, "Frasier"; earned an Emmy (1995) nomination |
1994 | Starred as Lola opposite Victor Garber in the Broadway revival of "Damn Yankees" |
1996 | Returned to Broadway in the revival of "Chicago" as showgirl and killer Velma Kelly |
1998 | Played a Hooker in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" |
1999 | Played the mother of a 1950s Jewish family in Barry Levinson's "Liberty Heights" |
1999 | Portrayed Dorothy Parker in the A&E biopic "Dash & Lilly"; received Emmy nomination |
2000 | Returned to TV as a regular on the NBC drama series "Deadline" |
2001 | Appeared in the Broadway show "Fosse" |
2001 | Made rare non-musical stage appearance in the Off-Broadway play "Everett Beekin" |
2002 | Garnered praise for supporting turn in the Sundance-screened independent "Tadpole" |
2003 | Again starred opposite Kate Hudson in "Le Divorce" |
2003 | Played Kate Hudson's boss in the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" |
2004 | Performed in the NY musical, "Here Lies Jenny" |
2005 | Starred in the short-lived spin-off series, "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (NBC) as prosecutor Tracey Kibre |
2006 | Cast opposite Michael Keaton in "Game 6," a film centered around the historic 1986 World Series |
2006 | Returned to the Broadway production of "Chicago" in the role of Roxie Hart |
2007 | Co-starred with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in the comedy "The Game Plan" |
2009 | Played a dance instructor in the feature remake of "Fame" |
2009 | Toured a one-woman cabaret show, "Bebe Neuwirth: Stories with Piano" |
2010 | Co-starred with Nathan Lane in "The Addams Family" at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
