Lori Singer Biography
Lori Singer is an American actress and cellist born in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. known for her role in the film ‘Footloose.’ for her role as Ariel Moore, also as Julie Miller in the television series Fame. ‘ Fame, ‘ I said. She is also a prominent cellist, trained under the legendary Leonard Rose. Originally from Texas, Singer was raised in a family where musical aspirations were strongly encouraged.
Lori Singer Age | How Old
Lori is 61 years old as 2018. She was born on November 6, 1957.
Lori Singer Family
Lori Singer is one of Leslie and Jacques Singer’s four children. She has a twin brother, Gregory, and two other brothers, Marc and Claude. Her father, while her mother is a virtuoso piano virtuoso and pedagogue, was a virtuoso violinist, symphony orchestra conductor, and music educator.
Lori Singer Husband
Lori got married to Richard Emery 1980, but later they divorced in 1999.
Lori Singer Children
Lori has one child known as Jacques Rio Emery.
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Lori Singer Musical Career
She had her debut performance as a soloist with the Western Washington Symphony just a year after Lori Singer started attending Juilliard. She first came to the Bergen Philharmonic Competition in 1980. In addition to performing in front of an audience on stages such as Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall, she has portrayed a cello player in’ Short Cuts,” Fame’ and the 1997 short film ‘ Sarabande.’ A hymn penned by Karl Jenkins in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., was introduced at Carnegie Hall in January 2008 through Singer’s solo performance
Lori Singer Acting Career
After witnessing the success of her brother Marc in Hollywood, Lori Singer became interested in pursuing a career as an actress. She was cast as Julie Miller in’ Fame’ (1982-83), the NBC (later syndication) musical-drama based on the 1980 film of the same name, not long after she landed in the tinsel town. Singer had the opportunity to explore all three of her passions, dancing, playing the cello and acting as she portrayed Julie. Her character appeared in the show’s first two seasons.
She appeared in the telefilm’ Born Beautiful’ in 1982, portraying Jodi Belcher. Her performance in the TV movie earned her the ShoWest “Newcomer of the Year” Award. Singer made her big screen debut in’ Footloose’ two years later, opposite Kevin Bacon. Despite being a newcomer, Singer beat the likes of Madonna, Melanie Griffith, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Rosanna Arquette to land the role of rebellious teenager Ariel Moore. Despite gathering mixed reviews from the critics, the movie was a hit from the box office. For her performance, Singer won the ShoWest “Breakthrough Performer of the Year” Award.
She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in 1986 for her portrayal of Georgia in the neo-noir film ‘ Trouble in Mind.’ She was casted as Roxy Walston in’ Summer Heat’ (1987), Kassandra in’ Warlock’ (1989), Sharon Ace in’ Equinox’ (1992), Loren in’ Sunset Grill’ (1993), and Scarlett Stuart in’ F.T.W.’ (1994). She worked in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama’ Short Cuts’ with Matthew Modine, Julianne Moore, Fred Ward, Anne Archer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Downey Jr., and Madeleine Stowe.
She portrayed the lead protagonist, Sydney Bloom, in Fox’s short-lived science fiction series’ VR.5′ in 1995. In 2011, Singer came back to the small screen to play Dede Aston in a season 12 episode of NBC’s crime drama ‘ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’ Her most recent screen appearance was in the Institute’s 2017 thriller.
Lori Singer Films
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Year |
Film |
Role |
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1982–1983 |
Fame |
Julie Miller |
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1983 |
Born Beautiful |
Jodi Belcher |
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1984 |
Footloose |
Ariel Moore |
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1985 |
The Falcon and the Snowman |
Lana |
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The Man with One Red Shoe |
Maddy |
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Trouble in Mind |
Georgia |
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1987 |
Heartbeat |
Filmmaker’s wife |
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Made in U.S.A. |
Annie |
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Summer Heat |
Roxie |
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1989 |
Warlock |
Kassandra |
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1990 |
American Playhouse |
Therese |
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Storm and Sorrow |
Molly Higgins |
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1992 |
Equinox |
Sharon Ace |
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1993 |
Sunset Grill |
Loren |
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Short Cuts |
Zoe Trainer |
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1994 |
F.T.W. |
Scarlett Stuart |
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1995 |
VR.5 |
Sydney Bloom |
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1997 |
Inspired by Bach |
Dr. Angela France |
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2005 |
Little Victim |
Tracy |
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2011 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Dede Aston |
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2015 |
Experimenter |
Florence Asch |
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2016 |
God Knows Where I Am |
Narrating Voice of Linda Bishop |
Lori Singer Footloose
Footloose is an American musical comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross in 1984. It tells the story of Ren McCormack Kevin Bacon, an upbeat Chicago teen who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music have been banned as a result of the efforts of a local minister John Lithgow in the film Singer taking the as Ariel Moore.
Lori Singer Fame
Fame is an American television series originally produced by Eilenna Productions in partnership with Metro – Goldwyn – Mayer Television between 1982 and 1987 and sponsored by Yamaha musical instruments, which are shown prominently in the episodes. Lori portrayed the role of Julie Miller on the television.
Lori Singer Net Worth
Lori Singer is an American actress and cellist who has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand.
Lori Singer Height
Lori is 1.78 meters tall.
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