Cher is an American pop/rock singer, songwriter, actress, director, author and all-around entertainer. Through her achievements in music, television and film, she has won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and 3 Golden Globe Awards, among others.

She first rose to prominence in the mid 1960s as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny & Cher. She also established herself as a solo artist, releasing 26 albums, numerous compilations and achieving 22 Top 40 hits. She became a successful television star in the 1970s and a serious film actress in the 1980s. In 1988, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck.

Her 2002-2005 Living Proof Farewell Tour became the highest grossing concert tour ever by a female artist. In early 2008, Cher will debut a new live stage show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that will be housed in her own exclusive concert theatre.
In a career that has now surpassed 40 years, Cher has emerged a pop-culture icon and one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Public Name: Cher
Birth Name: Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere
Date of Birth: May 20, 1946
Place of Birth: El Centro, California

Filmography

• In the Pink, 2007 
• Tea with Mussolini, 1999
• If These Walls Could Talk, 1996 (TV)
• Faithful, 1996
• 9, 1996 (VG) (voice)
• Mermaids, 1990
• Moonstruck, 1987
• "Saturday Night Live", 1987 TV Episode
• Suspect, 1987
• The Witches of Eastwick, 1987
• Mask, 1985
• Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling, 1985
• Silkwood, 1983
• Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, 1982
• "Love, American Style", 1971 TV Episode
• "Playboy After Dark", 1970 TV Episode
• "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", 1968 TV Episodes
• Chastity, 1969
• "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", 1967 TV Episode
• "'Drehscheibe, Die'", 1966 TV Episode

Awards

• Grammy Best Dance Recording "Believe" 2000
• People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Female Star 1989
• Oscar Best Actress "Moonstruck" 1987
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "Mask" 1985
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress "Silkwood" 1983
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical) "The Sonny and Cher Show" 1973