Cher

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

Actors

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