Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia Kotero (* 2. August 1959 as Patricia Kotero in Santa Monica , California ) is an American singer and actress , and a former photo model .
Life
Kotero began her career in the early 1980s with guest roles on television series such as CHiPs , Fantasy Island and Knight Rider . She became known in 1984 through the film Purple Rain , in which she played Prince's lover . Prince also made her the lead singer of the band Apollonia 6 , which was only to exist for a short time. In the television series Falcon Crest Kotero was seen in 1985 and 1986 in ten episodes as the singer Apollonia. In 1988 she released her solo album of the same name, Apollonia, from which three singles were released.
Between 1989 and 1992 she starred in several feature films, such as Back to Back with Bill Paxton and in Black Magic Woman with Mark Hamill .
In September 2016, Kotero performed two live concerts by The Revolution , Prince 's former backing band.
Discography
Albums
- 1984: Apollonia 6
- 1988: Apollonia
Singles
- 1984: Sex Shooter
- 1984: Blue sedan
- 1988: Since I fell for you
- 1988: Mismatch
- 1989: The Same Dream
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: La Mafia de la frontera
- 1980: Amor Ciego
- 1982: CHiPs (TV series, episode 5x17)
- 1983: Die Himmelhunde von Boragora (Tales of the Gold Monkey , TV series, 1x16)
- 1983: Heartbreaker
- 1983: Matt Houston (TV series, episode 2x04)
- 1983: Fantasy Island (TV series, episode 6x22)
- 1984: Purple Rain
- 1984: The Mystic Warrior (Movie made for TV)
- 1984: Knight Rider (TV series, episodes 2x21)
- 1985–1986 Falcon Crest (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 1989: Heroes USA IV - Back in Lebanon (Ministry of Vengeance)
- 1990: Back to Back
- 1991: Black Magic Woman
- 1997: Sliders - The gateway to a foreign dimension (Sliders , TV series, episode 3x14)
- 1998: Anarchy TV
- 1998: Air America (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2006: The Divorce Ceremony
Web links
- Apollonia Kotero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Apollonia Kotero at Allmusic (English)
- Apollonia Kotero in the German dubbing index
- Discography Apollonia 6
- Discography Apollonia
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SURNAME | Kotero, Apollonia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kotero, Patty; Kotero, Patricia (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American model, singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Monica , California |