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Occupation
  
Actress, cellist

Role
  
Actress

Years active
  
1982–present

Height
  
1.78 m

Website
  
www.lori-singer.com

Children
  
Jacques Rio Emery

Name
  
Lori Singer


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Born
  
November 6, 1957 (age 66) (
1957-11-06
)

Spouse
  
Richard Emery (m. 1980–1999)

Siblings
  
Marc Singer, Gregory Singer, Claude Singer

Movies
  
Similar People
  
Kevin Bacon, Marc Singer, Chris Penn, Dianne Wiest, John Lithgow

Profiles

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Lori Singer (born November 6, 1957) is an American actress and cellist. She is perhaps best known for her role as Ariel Moore, the female lead in the 1984 feature film Footloose, and as Julie Miller in the television series Fame.

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Early life and musical career

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Singer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She grew up in a musical family: her father, Jacques Singer, was a conductor and protégé of Leopold Stokowski, and her mother, Leslie, is a concert pianist. Her brother is actor Marc Singer, and her cousin is director/writer/producer Bryan Singer. As a child, she was often around such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein. Singer is Jewish.

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A Juilliard-trained cellist, she was a student of Leonard Rose. Singer made her debut as soloist at age thirteen with the Oregon Symphony. Singer has performed in public on such stages as the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. She plays the cello in Short Cuts, Fame, and also in Sarabande (1997), a short film by Atom Egoyan which is part of the Inspired by Bach series. Singer performed as soloist at Carnegie Hall in January 2008, premiering a hymn written by Karl Jenkins in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Film and television career

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Singer first came to notice when she was cast as dancer and cellist Julie Miller, one of the high school students, during the Fame (1982–83) TV series' first two seasons. The part was created for her. After starring as Ariel Moore, the female lead in Footloose (1984), she starred in a number of other movies, including The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) directed by John Schlesinger and starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn, and The Man with One Red Shoe (also 1985) with Tom Hanks. Her role in Trouble in Mind (1985) led to her nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

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Singer has also had roles in Equinox (1992), Summer Heat (1987), Warlock (1989), Sunset Grill (1993), F.T.W. (1984), and the Robert Altman film Short Cuts (1993). She was awarded a Golden Globe as an actor for "Best Ensemble" for Short Cuts.

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The Short Cuts cast won awards for best ensemble at the 50th Venice International Film Festival and the 51st Golden Globe Awards. She also won Newcomer of the Year at ShoWest for her role in the TV movie Born Beautiful (1982). In 1995, she played Sydney Bloom, the lead character in the science fiction TV series VR.5. In addition to her acting, she produced Summer Heat and was involved in the creative conception of VR.5.

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On May 4, 2011, Singer returned to television with a guest-starring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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In 2013, Singer executive produced with Sheila Nevins, HBO, and Jessica Kingdon the documentary Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, directed by Alex Gibney. In 2012 the film won the Grierson Award at the London Film Festival and it also won the Chicago International Film Festival's award. In 2013, the film won the Best Feature Documentary category in the Irish Film and Television Awards. In the United States, the film was nominated for five prime-time Emmy awards; it won three: "Exceptional Merit in Documentary Film Making", "Outstanding Writing", and "Best Editor". The film was short-listed for the Academy Awards in 2013 and was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. In 2014 the documentary was awarded a Peabody Award.


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Filmography

Actress
2023
Rachel Hendrix as
Rachel Hendrix
2017
The Institute as
Madame Werner
2016
God Knows Where I Am (Documentary) as
Linda Bishop (voice)
2015
Experimenter as
Florence Asch
2014
Georgica (Short) as
Bussiness Woman / Cello Player
2014
Grain of Sand (Short) as
Teacher / Cello Player
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Dede Aston
- Bang (2011) - Dede Aston
2005
Little Victim (Short) as
Tracy
2004
When Will I Be Loved as
Lori Singer
1997
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (TV Series) as
Dr. Angela France
- Sarabande - Dr. Angela France
1997
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande as
Dr. Angela France
1995
VR.5 (TV Series) as
Sydney Bloom
- Parallel Lives (1997) - Sydney Bloom
- Send Me an Angel (1997) - Sydney Bloom
- Sisters (1997) - Sydney Bloom
- Reunion (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- The Many Faces of Alex (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Control Freak (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Simon's Choice (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Facing the Fire (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Escape (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- 5D (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Love and Death (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Dr. Strangechild (1995) - Sydney Bloom
- Pilot (1995) - Sydney Bloom
1994
F.T.W. as
Scarlett Stuart
1993
Short Cuts as
Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet
1993
Sunset Grill as
Loren
1992
Equinox as
Sharon Ace
1990
Storm and Sorrow (TV Movie) as
Molly Higgins
1990
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Therese
- Sensibility and Sense (1990) - Therese
1989
Bobby Brown: On Our Own (Music Video) as
The Cellist (uncredited)
1989
Warlock as
Kassandra
1987
Made in U.S.A. as
Annie
1987
Summer Heat as
Roxy
1987
Heartbeat (Video) as
Filmmaker's Wife
1985
Trouble in Mind as
Georgia
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe as
Maddy
1985
The Falcon and the Snowman as
Lana
1984
Footloose as
Ariel
1982
Fame (TV Series) as
Julie Miller / Mello Cello
- U.N. Week (1983) - Julie Miller
- Ending on a High Note (1983) - Julie Miller
- -Help from My Friends (1983) - Julie Miller
- Not in Kansas Anymore (1983) - Julie Miller / Mello Cello
- Friendship Day (1983) - Julie Miller
- Blood, Sweat and Circuits (1983) - Julie Miller
- Love Is the Question (1983) - Julie Miller
- Sunshine Again (1983) - Julie Miller
- Star Quality (1983) - Julie Miller (credit only)
- Relationships (1983) - Julie Miller
- A Tough Act to Follow (1982) - Julie Miller
- Homecoming (1982) - Julie Miller
- Childhood's End (1982) - Julie Miller
- Words (1982) - Julie Miller (credit only)
- Winners (1982) - Julie Miller
- Solo Song (1982) - Julie Miller
- Beginnings (1982) - Julie Miller
- Teachers (1982) - Julie Miller
- Class Act (1982) - Julie Miller
- Feelings (1982) - Julie Miller
- Your Own Song (1982) - Julie Miller (credit only)
- And the Winner Is-. (1982) - Julie Miller
- A Special Place (1982) - Julie Miller
- Reunions (1982) - Julie Miller
- A Big Finish (1982) - Julie Miller
- A Musical Bridge (1982) - Julie Miller
- Exposé (1982) - Julie Miller
- The Crazies (1982) - Julie Miller
- Come One, Come All (1982) - Julie Miller
- But Seriously Folks (1982) - Julie Miller
- Street Kid (1982) - Julie Miller
- The Strike (1982) - Julie Miller
- The Sell-Out (1982) - Julie Miller
- To Soar and Never Falter (1982) - Julie Miller
- Alone in a Crowd (1982) - Julie Miller
- Tomorrow's Farewell (1982) - Julie Miller
- Passing Grade (1982) - Julie Miller
- Metamorphosis (1982) - Julie Miller
1982
Born Beautiful (TV Movie) as
Jodi Belcher
Soundtrack
1993
Short Cuts (performer: "Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor (BWV 1011)" (1717-23), "Berceuse" (1919), "Cello Concerto No. 2, Opus 30 (Second Movement)" (1894), "Schelomo")
1982
Fame (TV Series) (performer - 8 episodes)
- Ending on a High Note (1983) - (performer: "Mr Cool")
- The Kids from Fame in Concert (1983) - (performer: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (uncredited), "Starmaker", "We Got The Power")
- Friendship Day (1983) - (performer: "Better With A Friend")
- Beginnings (1982) - (performer: "I Heard It Through The Grapvine")
- Feelings (1982) - (performer: "Introduction and Polonaise brillante")
- A Special Place (1982) - (performer: "Starmaker")
- Exposé (1982) - (performer: "It's Gonna Be A Long Night")
- The Strike (1982) - (performer: "Starmaker")
Producer
2016
God Knows Where I Am (Documentary) (executive producer)
2012
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (Documentary) (executive producer)
Music Department
2018
The Winds of Downhill (Documentary short) (solo cellist)
Thanks
2017
To the Edge of the Sky (Documentary) (special thanks)
Self
2020
Save West Bank Cafe (TV Special) as
Self
2010
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind (Video documentary) as
Self
2008
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 12 September 2008 (2008) - Self
2004
Footloose: A Modern Musical (Video short) as
Self
2004
Footloose: Songs That Tell a Story (Video short) as
Self
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (Documentary) as
Self
1984
Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #5.99 (1986) - Self
- Episode #4.77 (1985) - Self
- Episode dated 29 May 1984 (1984) - Self
1983
Top of the Pops (TV Series) as
Self - Studio Guest
- Episode #20.14 (1983) - Self - Studio Guest
1983
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1983
Fame (TV Series) as
Self
- The Kids from Fame in Concert (1983) - Self
Archive Footage
2022
MTV 80s - Top 50 1984 Vs 1988! (TV Special) as
Ariel (uncredited)
2011
Our Footloose Remake as
Ariel Moore

References

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