Cher
Cher
Biography
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Commonly referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she is described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her five-decade-long career. Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" reached number one on the American and British charts. She began her solo career simultaneously, releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and Cher. She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows. While working on television, she established herself as a solo artist with the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady". After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, Cher launched a comeback in 1979 with the disco-oriented album Take Me Home and earned $300,000 a week for her 1980–82 residency show in Las Vegas. In 1982, Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in the film adaptation of the same title. She subsequently earned critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), and Moonstruck (1987), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Known For
Actor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Special Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Musician
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive)
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Bobblehead Cher (voice)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Cher (voice)
as Ruby Sheridan
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Self - Presenter
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Janet the Lioness (voice)
as Self
as Tess
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes
as Self
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Self (archival footage)
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self
as Cher
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Performer
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self - Performer
as Elsa Strauss-Almerson
as Self / Host
as Cher
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Beth Thompson
as Margaret
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Chanteuse
as Cher
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Rachel Flax
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as self
as Self
as Loretta Castorini
as Kathleen Riley
as Alexandra Medford
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Rusty Dennis
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Dolly Pelliker
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Audience member
as Self
as Self / Various
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Cher (voice)
as Self - Co-Host
as Chastity
as Self
as Cher
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Sound
as Musician
as Theme Song Performance
Director
as Director
Crew
as Thanks
Creator
as Creator