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Aliases: Cher Bono , Cherilyn Sarkisian , 셰어 , Шер , Bonnie Jo Mason , Cheryl LaPiere , Goddess of Pop , Cheryl Sarkisian , Chér

Gender: Female

Place of birth: El Centro, California, USA

Homepage: https://cher.com

Movie Involvements: 78

TV Involvements: 24


Most Famous Work

Biography

Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous contralto voice, multifaceted career, bold visual presentation and continuous reinvention of her image and sound. Her adaptability has fueled multiple comebacks, cementing her status as a cultural icon over a career spanning seven decades. Cher gained fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher, while also achieving solo success with top-ten singles including "All I Really Want to Do" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she divorced from Sonny Bono and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time. Following a hiatus to focus on acting, Cher returned to music with the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), earning international number-one singles with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She reached a commercial peak with the dance-pop album Believe (1998), which introduced the "Cher effect", an extreme, stylistic use of Auto-Tune to distort vocals. The title track became 1999's number-one song in the US and the UK's best-selling single by a female artist. 21st-century releases include Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018), both debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and becoming her highest-charting solo albums in the US. Cher rose to television stardom in the 1970s with her CBS shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, attracting over 30 million weekly viewers, and the namesake Cher. She made her Broadway debut in 1982 with Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She earned critical acclaim for roles in Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985) and Moonstruck (1987), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the latter. Cher went on to star in Mermaids (1990), If These Walls Could Talk (1996), where she made her directorial debut, Tea with Mussolini (1999), Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Her life and career inspired the 2018 jukebox musical The Cher Show. With 100 million records sold, Cher is among the world's best-selling music artists. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, three Golden Globes, the Billboard Icon Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, honors from the Kennedy Center and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cher is the only solo artist with a number-one single on a Billboard chart in seven consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s. Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist at the time, earning US$250 million (about $390 million in 2023). Cher is also known for her fashion, political views, social media presence, philanthropy and activism, including LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Most Famous Work

Dancing with the Stars
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6

Dancing with the Stars

(2005) Self - Guest Judge
Top of the Pops
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7

Top of the Pops

(1964) Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
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7
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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7
Bambi Awards
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9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
MTV Video Music Awards
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8
The Kennedy Center Honors
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7
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
N/A
2023 Self - Special Guest
Self
Self
Self
Self - Guest
Self
2022 Musician
Self
2021 Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive)
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2020 Bobblehead Cher (voice)
Self
2019 Self (archive footage)
N/A
Cher (voice)
2018 Self
Ruby Sheridan
Self
Self (archive footage)
2017 Self
2015 Self
2014 Self - Guest
Self
Self - Presenter
Self
Self (archive footage)
2013 Self (archive footage)
Self
2012 Self
(archive footage)
Self
Self
2011 Janet the Lioness (voice)
Self
2010 Tess
Self (archive footage)
2009 Self - Guest
2008 Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes
2007 Self
Self
Self
Self - Musical Guest
2006 Self (archival footage)
2005 Self - Guest Judge
2004 Self
N/A
Self
Self
2003 Cher
Self (archive footage)
Self
2002 Self - Performer
Self
1999 Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self - Performer
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
1998 Cher
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Self / Host
Self
Self
Self
1997 Self
Self
Self
1996 Dr. Beth Thompson
N/A
Self - Guest
Margaret
1995 Self
Self
1994 Self
1992 Self
Self
Self
Self - Chanteuse
Cher
Self
Self
1991 Self
Self
1990 Rachel Flax
Self
Self
self
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988 Self
1987 Loretta Castorini
Kathleen Riley
Self
Alexandra Medford
1986 N/A
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
1985 Narrator (voice)
Self
Rusty Dennis
Self (archive footage)
1984 Self
Self
1983 Dolly Pelliker
1982 Sissy
Self
1981 Self
1979 Self
Audience member
Self
1978 Self
Self / Various
Self
1976 Self - Host
Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
N/A
Self - Host
1974 Self
1972 Self
Cher (voice)
1971 N/A
Self
1970 Self - Co-Host
1969 N/A
Chastity
Self
1967 Self - Guest
Self
Cher
1965 Self
1964 Self
Self
1962 Self
1961 Self - Co-Host
1958 Self
1953 Self
1948 Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
2021 Executive Producer
2017 Executive Producer
2013 Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1996 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1979 Writer
1978 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1966 Theme Song Performance
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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