Throughout her career and despite her many achievements, Cher has not always been taken very seriously. One probable reason is her style; wild, gaudy and over-the-top fashions that some would consider tasteless and too provocative. But it is her being an outspoken, no-nonsense woman who has lived her life by her own rules and values that just might be too much for some people to handle. And while she may not have always gotten the respect she deserves, Cher has remained incredibly beloved and admired by a great number of fans because of her uncompromising nature.
Now the one and only, Cher has just turned seventy-five on May 20th. With a fearless spirit and unrelenting determination, she has endured largely by avoiding to follow trends, only going by what inspires her and never being overly concerned about what people might think about her choices.
As the story goes, an eighteen year old, Cherilyn Sarkisian met Salvatore "Sonny" Bono, an older, struggling musician and producer. He saw the potential in this shy, young girl, guiding her as a solo artist and later forming a pop music act together as a duo. It took some time but they finally hit, having several charting songs as a couple and just Cher. When the music success cooled, Sonny & Cher headed to Las Vegas which lead to them moving to television and becoming even bigger stars. And when their marriage ended, so did the variety show.
Now on her own, Cher had to start over. She went back to music with mixed results before deciding to earnestly pursue acting. It was rough going before two major directors took a chance on her; Robert Altman cast Cher in the stage play, "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" (and later the film adaptation) and then Mike Nichols (who saw her in the play) put her in a supporting role in his drama, "Silkwood" which starred Meryl Streep. And not long after that came the romantic-comedy, "Moonstruck" which gave her some real cred as an actress and an Oscar.
And to celebrate the acting career of this legendary diva, Vulture has decided to look back on all of the movie performances by Cher and rank them from her least successful to her very best work. Unfortunately, she hasn't done many films but what Cher has contributed to cinema are moments that have been truly magical.
And to celebrate the acting career of this legendary diva, Vulture has decided to look back on all of the movie performances by Cher and rank them from her least successful to her very best work. Unfortunately, she hasn't done many films but what Cher has contributed to cinema are moments that have been truly magical.
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