Cher filmography
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| Born | Cheryl Sarkisian LaPierre May 20, 1946 El Centro, California, USA |
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| Years active | 1967 - present | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Sonny Bono (1964-1975) Gregg Allman (1975-1979) |
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Motion pictures
In 1965 Sonny Bono and Cher appeared as themselves in the film Wild on the Beach and sang It's Gonna Rain.
In 1967, Sonny & Cher starred in low-budget feature Good Times directed by William Friedkin. The movie was a flop and received poor-to-middling reviews as a pastiche of so-so skits, though one critic credited veteran character actor George Sanders for making the film "slightly less unbearable." In 1969, the duo made another unsuccessful foray into film with Sonny Bono writing and producing the film Chastity, intended as a dramatic debut for Cher as an actress. That film (directed by first and only-time director Alessio De Paulo) was also a commercial failure.
In 1982, Cher starred in the Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean; the movie was a critical success and was an important turning point in the movie career aspirations of Cher. She was next cast alongside Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell in the critically hailed drama Silkwood directed by Mike Nichols in 1983 in which her character was a lesbian. She received her first Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her performance.
Cher then appeared in the drama Mask (1985) with Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott and Laura Dern directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film was considered her first critical and commercial success as a leading actress and firmly established her as an actress. For her role as a mother of a severely disfigured boy, Cher won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 1987, she starred in three films: the thriller Suspect, with Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson; the film has been credited for the high quality of acting despite the severe loopholes of the story. In particular, Cher, in the lead role, has received positive reviews. The fantasy film The Witches of Eastwick, with Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer; and the romantic comedy Moonstruck with Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis. For Moonstruck, directed by Norman Jewison, she won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy and the Favorite Film Actress award at the People’s Choice Awards. The film was also a commercial success grossing over 80$ million dollars in USA.
In 1990, Cher starred in the Richard Benjamin's Mermaids with Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, and a then 9-year-old Christina Ricci and also sang the theme song. The movie was a modest success with only 35$ million dollars in USA. Cher made cameo appearances in the Robert Altman films The Player (1992) and Pret-a-Porter (1994). She starred in the poorly-received film Faithful (1996) with Ryan O'Neal and Chazz Palminteri. The later in 1999, Cher co-starred in the well-received Franco Zeffirelli film Tea With Mussolini (1999) with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Lily Tomlin.
She was also seen, as herself, in the Farrelly Brothers comedy Stuck on You (2003) with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. In the film, she spoofed her own image, appearing in bed with a high school boyfriend.
This is a chronologically-ordered list of films in which Cher has appeared.
| Year | Title | Character | Movie Studio | Box Office $ |
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| 1967 | Good Times | Herself (as part of duo Sonny & Cher) | Columbia Pictures | $10,000,000 |
| 1969 | Chastity | Chastity | Independent | $8,000,000 |
| 1982 | Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Sissy | Sandcastle 5 Production | $25,000,000 |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Dolly Pelliker | 20th Century Fox | $35,000,000 |
| 1985 | Mask | Rusty Dennis | Universal Pictures | $45,000,000 |
| 1987 | Suspect | Kathleen Riley | Tri-Star Pictures | $30,000,000 |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | Alexandra Medford | Warner Bros. Pictures | $64,000,000 |
| 1987 | Moonstruck | Loretta Castorini | MGM | $127,000,000 |
| 1990 | Mermaids | Rachel Flax | MGM | $27,000,000 |
| 1992 | The Player | Herself | Avenue Pictures Productions | $22,000,000 |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter aka Ready to Wear | Herself | Miramax | $15,000,000 |
| 1996 | Faithful | Margaret | Miramax | $10,000,000 |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Dr. Beth Thompson | HBO | 9.7/10 |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Almerson | Universal | $18,000,000 |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Herself | 20th Century Fox | $32,000,000 |
[edit] On stage
In 1981, Cher made her Broadway debut in Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. The play was a critical and commercial success and Cher received strong reviews for her stage work (even Rich called her "ingratiating") paved the way for her to be cast in the film version the next year.
[edit] Documentary
In 2003, Cher was interviewed for the documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip, directed by George Hickenlooper; the film followed the life of Rodney Bingenheimer.
[edit] Music from motion pictures
| Year | Film | Songs |
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| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | "Half-Breed" |
| 2005 | Be Cool | "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | "Human" |
| 2002 | Dandy | "The Beat Goes On" |
| 2001 | Me Withou You | "I Got You Babe" |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" |
| 1999 | Walk on The Moon | "Crimson & Clover" |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day | "I Got You Babe" |
| 1990 | Mermaids | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" and "Baby I'm Yours" |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | "Trail of Broken Hearts" |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too | "I Got You Babe" |
| 1989 | Chances Are | "After All" |
| 1988 | Buster | "I Got You Babe" |
| 1985 | Mask | "Little Egypt" |
| 1980 | Foxes | "Bad Love" |
| 1979 | Roller Boogie | "Hell on Wheels" |
| 1973 | Teenage Cowgirls | "Half-Breed" |
| 1969 | Chastity | "Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)" |
| 1967 | 48 Hours to Acapulco | "Sunny" |
| 1967 | Good Times | "Don't Talk to Strangers" |
| 1966 | Alfie | "Alfie" |
| 1965 | Wild on the Beach | "It's Gonna Rain" |
[edit] Film roles associated with Cher
- A Star is Born (1975)
Actor who got the part: Barbra Streisand
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
- Heartbreakers (2001)
Actor who got the part: Sigourney Weaver
- The Addams Family (1992)
Actor who got the part: Anjelica Houston
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Actor who got the part: Meryl Streep
- The Fortune (1975)
Actor who got the part: Stockard Channing
- The Grifters (1990)
Actor who got the part: Anjelica Houston
- Thelma & Louise (1991)
Actor who got the part: Geena Davis
- The War of the Roses (1989)
Actor who got the part: Kathleen Turner
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