Lori Singer
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Lori Jacqueline Singer (born on November 6 1961) is an American actress.
Singer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her father was a famous orchestra conductor who conducted orchestras around the world. Her mother is Leslie Singer, the pianist. Her cousin is director Bryan Singer.
She is known for her role as Ariel Moore, Reverend Shaw Moore's daughter in the 1984 dance film Footloose. She also starred with Sean Penn in the John Schlesinger film The Falcon and the Snowman, and with Tom Hanks in The Man with One Red Shoe and Summer Heat.
Lori Singer starred in the TV series Fame from 1982 to 1983 as Julie Miller and in the science fiction series called VR.5 in which she played a computer expert. She also played cellist Zoe Trainer in Robert Altman's Short Cuts; she played the cello herself in the film. Lori Singer has played as a soloist herself with orchestras.
Furthermore, she played cello in Sarabande, a 1997 film by Atom Egoyan, with Yo-Yo Ma. The movie was part of Ma's Inspired by Bach series.
