Lori Singer
American actress and classical musician (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lori Singer (born November 6, 1957) is an American actress and musician. The daughter of conductor Jacques Singer, she was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and raised in Portland, Oregon, where her father served as the lead conductor of the Oregon Symphony from 1962 to 1972. Singer was a musical prodigy, making her debut as a cellist with the Oregon Symphony at thirteen, and was subsequently accepted to the Juilliard School, where she became the institution's youngest graduate.
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Born | (1957-11-06) November 6, 1957 (age 66) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Lincoln High School |
Alma mater | Juilliard School |
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Years active | 1982–present |
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
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Children | 1 |
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Relatives | Marc Singer (brother) |
Website | www |
In the early 1980s, she signed with Elite Model Management before shifting her focus to acting. She was cast as Julie Miller, a teenage dancer and cellist, in the television series Fame, in which she appeared between 1982 and 1983. Singer gained notice for her lead role as Ariel Moore in the musical drama film Footloose (1984). She was later cast in supporting roles in John Schlesinger's drama The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), the comedy The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), the horror film Warlock (1989), and Robert Altman's ensemble drama Short Cuts (1993). She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Trouble in Mind (1985).