Cher Filmography

• Zookeeper (2011)
• The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2010)
• The Drop-Out (2010)
• Burlesque (2010)
• 2010 CMT Music Awards (2010)
• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols (2010)
• The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2010)
• The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
• The Best of the World Music Awards (2010)
• MTV Video Music Awards 2010 (2010)
• Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault (2009)
• Hillary! Uncensored: Banned by the Media (2008)
• Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (2008)
• The Wrecking Crew (2008)
• The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008)
• In the Pink (2007)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• Reflections on 'The X-Files' (2004)
• ABBA: Our Last Video Ever (2004)
• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep (2004)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• Retrosexual: The 80's (2004)
• Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004)
• 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
• The Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final (2004)
• The Eurovision Song Contest (2004)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)
• Diva Graham Norton (2003)
• Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
• Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)
• Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion (2003)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• 50 Sexiest Video Moments (2003)
• 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
• The 29th Annual American Music Awards (2002)
• The 2002 Billboard Music Awards (2002)
• Still Cher (2002)
• VH1 Divas Las Vegas (2002)
• VH1 Divas Las Vegas (2002)
• Elvis Lives (2002)
• American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
• MTV Icon: Aerosmith (2002)
• Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
• The Royal Variety Performance 2001 (2001)
• I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
• 2001 World Awards (2001)
• National Lottery Christmas Cracker (2001)
• Race to Erase MS (2001)
• 48º edición de los premios Ondas (2001)
• The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)
• 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll (2000)
• The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
• Hollywood Animal Crusaders (1999)
• Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)
• Brit Awards 1999 (1999)
• Detroit Rock City (1999)
• Al TV #8 (1999)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (1999)
• Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999)
• Tea with Mussolini (1999)
• VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999)
• Cher: Live in Concert (1999)
• Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas (1999)
• The X-Files Movie Special (1998)
• A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary (1998)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
• Mighty Mo: The Many Lives of the USS Missouri (1998)
• MTV Video Music Awards 1998 (1998)
• Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers (1998)
• The 1998 Billboard Music Awards (1998)
• The 26th Annual American Music Awards (1998)
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)
• An Audience with Elton John (1997)
• Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
• Faithful (1996)
• Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1995)
• Flashbacks 2: Pop Parade (1994)
• The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson (1994)
• The Atlantic Records Story (1994)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Parabéns (1993)
• The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993)
• Parabéns (1993)
• Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993)
• Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (1993)
• Tina Turner: Girl from Nutbush (1993)
• The Grand Opening of Euro Disney (1992)
• Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
• Cherfitness: Body Confidence (1992)
• In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS (1992)
• The Player (1992)
• Cher: Extravaganza - Live at the Mirage (1992)
• MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (1991)
• 1991 Billboard Music Awards (1991)
• Cherfitness: A New Attitude (1991)
• Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991)
• MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
• Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
• Mermaids (1990)
• Cher... at the Mirage (1990)
• Club Rhino (1990)
• An Evening with... (1990)
• The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989)
• Comic Relief III (1989)
• Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
• The 15th Annual American Music Awards (1988)
• The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988)
• Christmas Special (1988)
• BAFTA British Academy Awards (1988)
• Suspect (1987)
• The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
• Moonstruck (1987)
• Women in Rock (1986)
• The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986)
• The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
• The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1986)
• Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
• Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling (1985)
• Mask (1985)
• The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)
• Silkwood (1983)
• The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)
• Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
• The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982)
• Night of 100 Stars (1982)
• The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981)
• Magic Night (1980)
• Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979)
• Cher... Special (1978)
• Cher... Special (1978)
• Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret (1975)
• The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974)
• The 16th Annual Grammy Awards (1974)
• The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)
• The Best on Record (1970)
• Sonny & Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour (1970)
• Chastity (1969)
• Where the Girls Are (1968)
• Mondo Hollywood (1967)
• Good Times (1967)
• Good Times (1967)
• Wild on the Beach (1965)
• Cinnamon Cinder Show Christmas Special (1965)

The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the four-decade mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, über-glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups and downs than the 2008 Dow Jones Industrial Average, Cher managed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes each time she was down and counted out, somehow re-inventing herself with every changing decade and finding herself on top all over again. As a singer Cher is the only performer to have earned "top 10" hit singles in four consecutive decades; as an actress, she and 'Barbra Streisand' (qv) are the only two Best Actress Oscar winners to have a #1 hit song on the Billboard charts. At age 62, Cher has yet to decide to get completely off her fabulous rollercoaster ride, although she has threatened to on occasion. The daughter of an Armenian truck driver, John Sarkisian, and an Arkansas-born mother, Georgia Holt (the former Jackie Jean Crouch), Cher was born in El Centro, California, on May 20, 1946. She and sister 'Georganne LaPiere' (qv) are part Cherokee and French. The father deserted the family when both were young and they were raised by their mother who later married Gilbert LaPiere, a banker. Cher's mother, who had aspirations of being an actress and model herself, paid for Cher's acting classes despite her daughter having undiagnosed dyslexia, which acutely affected her studies. Frustrated, Cher quit Fresno High School at the age of 16 in search of her dream. Meeting the quite older (by 11 years) 'Sonny Bono' (qv) in 1962 changed the 16-year-old's life forever. Bono was working for record producer 'Phil Spector' (qv) at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood at the time and managed to persuade Spector to hire Cher as a session singer. As such, she went on to record backup on such Spector classics as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "Be My Baby". The couple's relationship eventually shifted from soulmates to lovers and she and Sonny married on October 27, 1964. At first Cher sang solo with Sonny behind the scenes writing, arranging and producing her songs. The records went nowhere. Sonny then decided they needed to perform as a team so they put out two songs in 1964 under the recording names of Caesar and Cleo ("The Letter" and "Baby Don't Go"). Again, no success. The changing of their names, however, seemed to make a difference and in 1965, they officially took on the music world as Sonny & Cher and earned instant rewards. The now 19-year-old Cher and 30-year-old Sonny became huge hits following the release of their first album, "Look at Us" (summer, 1965), which contained the hit single "I Got You Babe". With the song catapulting to #1, they decided to re-release their earlier single "Baby Don't Go", and it also raced up the charts to #8. An assembly line of mild hits dotted the airwaves over the next year or two, culminating in the huge smash hit "The Beat Goes On" (#6, 1967). Between 1965 and 1972 Sonny & Cher charted a total of six "Top 10" hits. The kooky couple became icons of the late '60s "flower power" scene, wearing garish garb and outlandish hairdos and makeup. However, they found a way to make it trendy and were embraced around the world. TV musical variety and teen pop showcases relished their contrasting styles -- the short, excitable, mustachioed, nasal-toned simp and the taller, exotic, unflappable fashionista. They found a successful formula with their repartee, which became a central factor in their live concert shows, even more than their singing. With all this going on, Sonny still endeavored to promote Cher as a solo success. Other than such hits with "All I Really Want to Do" (#16) and "Bang, Bang" (#2), she struggled to find a separate identity. Sonny even arranged film projects for her but _Good Times (1967)_ (qv), an offbeat fantasy starring the couple and directed by future powerhouse 'William Friedkin' (qv), and Cher's serious solo effort _Chastity (1969)_ (qv) both flickered out and died a quick death. By the end of the 1960s, Sonny & Cher's career had stumbled as they witnessed the American pop culture experience a drastic evolutionary change. The couple maintained their stage act and all the while Sonny continued to polish it up in a shrewd gamble for TV acceptance. While Sonny on stage played the ineffectual object of Cher's stinging barbs on stage, he was actually the highly motivated mastermind off stage and, amazingly enough, his foresight and chutzpah really paid off. Although the couple had lost favor with the new 70s generation, Sonny encouraged TV talent scouts to catch their live act. The network powers-that-be saw potential in the duo as they made a number of guest TV appearances in specials and on variety and talk shows and in what was essentially "auditioning" for their own TV vehicle. _"The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971)_ (qv) was given the green light as a summer replacement series and was an instant sensation when it earned its own time spot that fall season. The show received numerous Emmy Award nominations during its run and the couple became stars all over again. Their lively, off-the-wall comedy sketch routines, her outré 'Bob Mackie' (qv) fashions and their harmless, edgy banter were the highlights of the hour-long program. Audiences took strongly to the couple who appeared to have a deep-down sturdy relationship. Their daughter 'Chastity Bono' (qv) occasionally added to the couple's loving glow on the show. Cher's TV success also generated renewed interest in her as a solo recording artist and she came up with three #1 hits during this time ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady"). Behind the scenes, though, it was a different story. A now-confident Cher yearned to be free of husband Sonny's Svengali-like control over her life and career. The marriage split at the seams in 1974 and they publicly announced their separation. The show, which had earned Cher a Golden Globe Award, took a fast tumble as the separation and divorce grew more acrimonious. Eventually they both tried to launch their own solo variety shows, but both failed to even come close to their success as a duo. Audiences weren't interested in Cher without Sonny, and vice versa. In late June of 1975, only three days after the couple's divorce, Cher married rock musician 'Gregg Allman' (qv) of 'The Allman Brothers Band' (qv). That marriage imploded rather quickly amid reports of out-of-control drug use on his part. They were divorced by 1977 with only one bright outcome -- son 'Elijah Allman' (qv). In 1976 Sonny and Cher attempted to "make up" again, this time to the tune of a second _"The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976)_ (qv). Audiences, however, did not accept the "friendly" divorced couple after so much tabloid nastiness. After the initial curiosity factor wore off, the show was cancelled amid poor ratings. Moreover, the musical variety show format was on its way out as well. Once again, another decade was looking to end badly for Cher. Cher found a mild success with the "top 10" disco hit "Take Me Home" in 1979, but not much else. Not one to be counted out, however, the ever resourceful singer decided to lay back and focus on acting instead. At age 36, Cher made her Broadway debut in 1992 in what was essentially her first live acting role with "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean". Centering around a reunion of girlfriends from an old 'James Dean (I)' (qv) fan club, her performance was critically lauded. This earned her the right to transfer her stage triumph to film alongside 'Karen Black (I)' (qv) and 'Sandy Dennis (I)' (qv). Cher earned critical raves for _Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)_ (qv), her first film role since 1969. With film #2 came a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win for her portrayal of a lesbian toiling in a nuclear parts factory in _Silkwood (1983)_ (qv), starring 'Meryl Streep' (qv) and 'Kurt Russell (I)' (qv). This in turn was followed by her star turn in _Mask (1985)_ (qv) as the blunt, footloose mother of a son afflicted with a rare disease (played beautifully by 'Eric Stoltz' (qv)). Once again Cher received high praise and copped a win from the Cannes Film Festival for her poignant performance. Fully accepted by this time as an actress of high-caliber, she integrated well into the Hollywood community. Proving that she could hold up a film outright, she was handed three hit vehicles to star in: _The Witches of Eastwick (1987)_ (qv), _Suspect (1987)_ (qv), and _Moonstruck (1987)_ (qv), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Along with all this newfound Hollywood celebrity came interest in her as a singer and recording artist again. "If I Could Turn Back Time (#3) and the 'Peter Cetera' (qv) duet "After All" (#6) placed her back on the Billboard charts. During the 1990s Cher continued to veer back and forth among films, TV specials and expensively mounted concerts. In January of 1998, tragedy struck when Cher's ex-husband 'Sonny Bono' (qv), who had forsaken an entertainment career for California politics and became a popular Republican congressman in the process, was killed in a freak skiing accident. That same year the duo received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contribution to television. In the meantime an astounding career adrenalin rush came in the form of a monstrous, disco-flavored hit single ("Believe"). The song became a #1 hit and the same-titled album the biggest hit of her career. "Believe" reached #1 in 23 different countries. Having little to prove anymore to anyone, Cher decided to embark on a "Farewell Tour" in the early part of the millennium and, after much stretching, her show finally closed in 2005 in Los Angeles. It didn't take long, however, for Cher to return from this self-imposed exile. In 2008 she finalized a deal with Las Vegas' Caesars Palace for the next three years to play the Colosseum. Never say never. In other facets of her life, Cher has been involved with many humanitarian groups and charity efforts over the years, particularly her work as National Chairperson and Honorary Spokesperson of the Children's Craniofacial Association, which was inspired by her work in _Mask (1985)_ (qv).

Cher Filmography

• Last Girl Standing (2004)
• The 8th Sin (2004)
• That Girl Is Crazy (2003)
• For Love or Money (2002)
• Believe It or Not (2001)

Cher Filmography

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