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Cher



In her early career Cher was a fashion trend-setter, popularizing long straight hair, bell-bottoms and an exposed midriff. She is noted by fashion designers and television historians as being the first female to ever expose her bellybutton on television (paving the way for Barbara Eden in I Dream Of Jeanie and Victoria's Secret Models alike). She stepped that up a notch in 1987 when she boarded a navy ship in thong and fishnets, earning her the glories of being the first video ever banned by MTV (after the video was banned the video grew to mass popularity, forcing MTV to play the video after hours). Through her television shows she inspired women and pushed the censors with her revealing outfits and creative ensembles, frequently designed by Bob Mackie. She has also inspired a generation of younger singer/actresses who have noted her as being a major influence on them.

In July 1999 Cher ranked 43rd on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll poll and in September 2002 ranked 26th on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.[54] She has appeared on the cover of People magazine 13 times. In a recent poll, A&E's Biography Magazine ranked her as the third favorite actress of all time behind two of her Hollywood idols, Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn.

Awards
Preceded by
Jean Stapleton
for All in the Family		 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Actress - Comedy/Musical
1974
for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour		 Succeeded by
Valerie Harper
for Rhoda
Preceded by
Jessica Lange
for Tootsie		 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1984
for Silkwood		 Succeeded by
Peggy Ashcroft
for A Passage to India
Preceded by
Helen Mirren
for Cal		 Cannes Film Festival for Best Actress
1985
for Mask		 Succeeded by
Barbara Sukowa
for Rosa Luxemburg
Preceded by
Marlee Matlin
for Children of a Lesser God		 Academy Award for Best Actress
1987
for Moonstruck		 Succeeded by
Jodie Foster
for The Accused
Preceded by
Sissy Spacek
for Crimes of the Heart		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1988
for Moonstruck		 Succeeded by
Melanie Griffith
for Working Girl
Preceded by
Mariah Carey		 World Music Award
1999
Honored with Legend Award		 Succeeded by
Michael Jackson
Preceded by
Madonna
for Ray of Light		 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
1999
for Believe		 Succeeded by
Baha Men
for Who Let the Dogs Out?
Preceded by
America: A Tribute to Heroes		 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
2003
for The Farewell Tour		 Succeeded by
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Discography

Main article: Cher discography

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Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1965 Wild on the Beach Herself
1967 Good Times Herself
1969 Chastity Chastity
1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Sissy Nominated - Golden Globe Award
1983 Silkwood Dolly Pelliker Won Golden Globe Award; Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated - BAFTA Award
1985 Mask Florence 'Rusty' Dennis Nominated - Golden Globe Award; Won - Cannes Film Award
1987 Suspect Kathleen Riley
The Witches of Eastwick Alexandra Medford
1987 Moonstruck Loretta Castorini Academy Award for Best Actress; Golden Globe Award; nominated for BAFTA Award
1990 Mermaids Rachel Flax
1992 The Player Herself
1994 Prêt-à-Porter Herself
1996 Faithful Margaret
1999 Tea with Mussolini Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan
2003 Stuck on You Cher/Honey

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Television work

Year Show Role Other notes
1968 Where the Girls Are
1970 The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour Herself - co-host
1971-1974 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Herself/various characters Nominated - Emmy Award, four times
1975-1976 Cher Herself - host Nominated - Emmy Award
1976-1977 The Sonny and Cher Show Herself - co-host
1978 Cher... Special Herself
1979 Cher... and Other Fantasies Herself
1990 Cher... at the Mirage Herself
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (1996) Dr. Beth Thompson (segment "1996") also director; Nominated - Golden Globe
1998 Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers Herself
1999 VH1 Divas Live 2 Performer
Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas Herself Nominated - Emmy Award
2000 Will & Grace Herself episode - "Gypsies, Tramps and Weed"
2002 VH1 Divas Las Vegas Herself/performer
Will & Grace Herself (as God) episode - "A.I.: Artificial Insemination"
2003 Cher: The Farewell Tour Herself Emmy Award

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ Of which, over 30 million albums in the U.S., and 20 million singles as a solo artist.Oprah press releas.
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  6. ^ a b Film Reference.com
  7. ^ Ancestry of Cher.
  8. ^ Susan Cheever. "Up front: In a Broken Land", People, 17 May 1993. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
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  17. ^ a b Cher Artist Bio and Lyrics. Project 80s.
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  22. ^ Lori Davis Hair. American Telecast Products. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  23. ^ Rock, Lucy. Cher's so sad she'd never made peace with Sonny. The Mirror (London, UK). 7 January 1998.
  24. ^ Weinraub, Bernard. Sonny Bono, 62, Dies in Skiing Accident. New York Times. 7 January 1998.
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  26. ^ Cher. Superior Pics.com biography.
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  28. ^ a b Cher. Cher Convention.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  29. ^ 19th most successful song in history
  30. ^ Undercover.com.au. 9 September 2003.
  31. ^ a b "Singer of the Week - Cher", AskMen.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
  32. ^ Official website. cher.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  33. ^ On the road with Cher. Adobe. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  34. ^ "Cher to Take Final Bow in Los Angeles", Entertainment Magazine, 31 January 2005. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
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  36. ^ Gugarko (December 25, 2007). Madonna Release Dates for Spain. Drowned Madonna. Accessed December 27, 2007.
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  43. ^ Sara Clemence. "Movers & Shakers - Cher Holder", Forbes, 17 February 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
  44. ^ "Cher Auction! 700 Items Offered From Malibu Home", Access Hollywood, 31 July 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
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  53. ^ Rae Schwarz. The Tattoos of Cher. BellaOnline. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  54. ^ Cher Timeline. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.

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Cher
Studio albums
All I Really Want to Do (1965) · The Sonny Side of Cher (1966) · Chér (1966) · With Love, Cher (1967) · Backstage (1968) · 3614 Jackson Highway (1969) · Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (1971) · Foxy Lady (1972) · Bittersweet White Light (1973) · Half-Breed (1973) · Dark Lady (1974) · Stars (1975) · I'd Rather Believe in You (1976) · Cherished (1977) · Take Me Home (1979) · Prisoner (1979) · Black Rose (1980) · I Paralyze (1982) · Cher (1987) · Heart of Stone (1989) · Love Hurts (1991) · It's a Man's World (1995/96) · Believe (1998) · not.com.mercial (2000) · Living Proof (2001/02)
Compilations
Cher sing The Hits (1967) · Cher's Golden Greats (1968) · Greatest Hits (1974) · Bang Bang & Other Hits (1992) · Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 (1992) · The Casablanca Years (1994) · If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits (1999) · The Greatest Hits (1999) · Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection (1999) · Half Breed/Dark Lady (1999) · The Millenium Collection (2000) · The Way of Love: The Cher Collection (2000) · The Very Best of Cher (2003) · Gold (2005) · The Best of Cher: The Imperial Recordings 1965-1968 (2007)
Soundtracks
Alfie (1966) · Chastity OST (1969) · Roller Boogie (1979) · Foxes (1980) · Mask (1985)  · Chances Are (1989) · Days of Thunder (1990) · Mermaids OST (1990) · Walk on the Moon (1999) · Stuck on You (2003)
Other albums
Live Albums & Videos
Cher Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage (1992) · Live in Concert (1999) · VH1 Divas 1999 (1999) · VH1 Divas 2002 (2002) · Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003) · Live! The Farewell Tour (2003/04) · Live at the Mirage (2005)
Music Video & Others
Cherfitness - A New Attitude (1991) · Cher - The Video Collection (1992) · Cherfitness - Body Confidence (1992) · The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
Tours
Two the Hard Way Tour (1978) · Take Me Home Tour (1979/81) · Live in Montecarlo (1980) · A Celebration at Caesar's Palace (1983)  · Heart of Stone Tour (1989/90) · Love Hurts Tour (1991/92) · Do You Believe? Tour (1999/2000) · Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002/05)  · Cher at the Colosseum (2008)
Related topics
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Cher singles (1965-1982)
All I Really Want to Do
"Dream Baby" (1964) · "All I Really Want to Do" (1965)
The Sonny Side of Cher
Cher
"Sunny" (1966) · "Alfie" (1966) · "Magic in the Air (I Feel Something)" (1966)
With Love, Cher
"Behind The Door" (1966) · "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" (1966) · "Hey Joe" (1967) · "You Better Sit Down Kids" (1967)
Backstage
"The Click Song" (1968) · "Take Me for a Little While" (1968)
3614 Jackson Highway
"For What It's Worth" (1969) · "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" (1969) · "Lay Baby Lay" (1970)
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" (1971) · "The Way of Love" (1972) · "I Hate to Sleep Alone" (1972)
Foxy Lady
Bittersweet White Light
"Am I Blue?" (1973)
Half-Breed
"Half-Breed" (1973) · "Carousel Man" (1973) (Promo)
Dark Lady
"Dark Lady" (1974) · "Train of Thought" (1974) "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" (1974)  · "Rescue Me" (1975) (Promo)
Stars
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (1975) · "These Days" (1975) ·
I'd Rather Believe in You
"Long Distance Love Affair" (1976) · "I'd Rather Believe in You" (1976)
Cherished
"Pirate" (1977) · "War Paint & Soft Feathers" (1977)
Take Me Home
"Take Me Home" (1979) · "Wasn't It Good" (1979) · "It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)" (1979)
Prisoner
"Hell on Wheels" (1979) · "Prisoner" (1980) · "Holdin' Out For Love" (1980)
Black Rose
"Julie" (1980) · "Never Should've Started" (1980)
I Paralyze
"Rudy" (1982) · "I Paralyze" (1982)
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Cher singles (1987-present)
Cher
"I Found Someone" (1987) · "We All Sleep Alone" (1988) · "Skin Deep" (1988) · "Bang Bang" (1988) · "Main Man" (1988) (Promo)
Heart of Stone
"After All" (1989) · "If I Could Turn Back Time" (1989) · "Just Like Jesse James" (1989) · "Heart of Stone" (1990) · "You Wouldn't Know Love" (1990)
Mermaids OST
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (1990) (North American only) · "Baby I'm Yours" (1991)
Love Hurts
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (1991) (Outside N.A) · "Love and Understanding" (1991) · "Save Up All Your Tears" (1991) · "Love Hurts" (1992) · "Could've Been You" (1992) · "When Lovers Become Strangers" (1992) (U.S. only) ·
Greatest Hits: 1965-1992
"Oh No Not My Baby" (1992) · "Whenever You're Near" (1993) · "Many Rivers to Cross" (1993) (Live)
It's a Man's World
Believe
"Believe" (1998) · "Strong Enough" (1999) · "All or Nothing" (1999) · "Dov'è L'Amore" (1999)
Living Proof
"The Music's No Good Without You" (2001) (Outside U.S.) · "Song for the Lonely" (2002) · "Alive Again" (2002) · "A Different Kind of Love Song" (2002) · "When the Money's Gone" (2003)
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Academy Award for Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn (1981) · Meryl Streep (1982) · Shirley MacLaine (1983) · Sally Field (1984) · Geraldine Page (1985) · Marlee Matlin (1986) · Cher (1987) · Jodie Foster (1988) · Jessica Tandy (1989) · Kathy Bates (1990) · Jodie Foster (1991) · Emma Thompson (1992) · Holly Hunter (1993) · Jessica Lange (1994) · Susan Sarandon (1995) · Frances McDormand (1996) · Helen Hunt (1997) · Gwyneth Paltrow (1998) · Hilary Swank (1999) · Julia Roberts (2000)

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Persondata
NAME Cher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES LaPierre, Cherilyn Sarkisian
SHORT DESCRIPTION singer, actress, songwriter, author, entertainer
DATE OF BIRTH 20 May 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH El Centro, California, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH



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