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Cher

Cher

Acting
Born: May 20, 1946
From: El Centro, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous contralto voice, multifaceted career, bold visual presentation and continuous reinvention of her image and sound. Her adaptability has fueled multiple comebacks, cementing her status as a cultural icon over a career spanning seven decades. Cher gained fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher, while also achieving solo success with top-ten singles including "All I Really Want to Do" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she divorced from Sonny Bono and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time. Following a hiatus to focus on acting, Cher returned to music with the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), earning international number-one singles with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She reached a commercial peak with the dance-pop album Believe (1998), which introduced the "Cher effect", …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Self - Guest 2023 8.4
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life Self (archive footage) 2022
A Night at the Academy Museum Self 2021 7.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self 2021 4.0
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012 7.5
Zookeeper Janet the Lioness (voice) 2011 5.437
Becoming Chaz Self 2011 4.3
Burlesque Tess 2010 7.206
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden Self 2004
Stuck on You Cher 2003 5.36
Cher: The Farewell Tour Self 2003 7.45
VH1: Divas Las Vegas Self - Performer 2002 7.0
Tea with Mussolini Elsa Strauss-Almerson 1999 6.449
Cher: Live in Concert Self 1999 7.056
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music Self - Performer 1999 6.857
If These Walls Could Talk Dr. Beth Thompson 1996 6.654
Faithful Margaret 1996 5.467
The Player Cher 1992 7.192
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture Self - Chanteuse 1992 6.8
Cher... at the Mirage Self 1991 5.667
Mermaids Rachel Flax 1990 6.715
Moonstruck Loretta Castorini 1987 6.852
The Witches of Eastwick Alexandra Medford 1987 6.5
Suspect Kathleen Riley 1987 6.591
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1985
Mask Rusty Dennis 1985 7.258
Live Aid Self 1985 7.913
Silkwood Dolly Pelliker 1983 6.939
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Sissy 1982 5.947
Chastity Chastity 1969 4.6
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1946
FromEl Centro, California, …