Cher
Acting
Born: May 20, 1946 (age 80) · El Centro, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
Burlesque
2010
Zookeeper
2011
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
Moonstruck
1987
The Player
1992
Stuck on You
2003
Mermaids
1990
Will & Grace
1998
Mask
1985
Detroit Rock City
1999
Silkwood
1983
Photos (9)
Movies (26)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Ruby Sheridan
The Witches of Eastwick
Alexandra Medford
Moonstruck
Loretta Castorini
The Player
Cher
Zookeeper
Janet the Lioness (voice)
Mask
Rusty Dennis
Burlesque
Tess
Suspect
Kathleen Riley
Mermaids
Rachel Flax
Stuck on You
Cher
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Silkwood
Dolly Pelliker
If These Walls Could Talk
Dr. Beth Thompson
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Faithful
Margaret
Tea with Mussolini
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Bobblehead Cher (voice)
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Sissy
Chastity
Chastity
Good Times
Cher
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Cher: The Very Best Of Cher - The Video Hits Collection
2004
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Audience member
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969
TV Shows (9)
Will & Grace
Cher · 2 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Ramona · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Cher (voice) · 1 eps
TFI Friday
2 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Cher (voice) · 1 eps
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
90 eps
Impact x Nightline
Musician · 34 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Self / Appearances (138)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Self · 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 1 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 2 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 5 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Going Live!
Self · 1 eps
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self - Guest Performer · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage) · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 2 eps
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Musikladen
Self · 2 eps
Donny & Marie
Self · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 3 eps
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Stars 90
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
Self - Host · 34 eps
Cher
Self - Host · 29 eps
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Prêt-à-Porter
Self
The Magic Hour
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Detroit Rock City
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Val
Self (archive)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Al TV
Self · 1 eps
Becoming Madonna
Self (archive footage)
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Live Aid
Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
The Wrecking Crew
Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Inventing David Geffen
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
Becoming Chaz
Self
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Self
Larger than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story
Self
Azzedine Alaïa, un couturier français
Self (archive footage)
Parabéns
Self · 1 eps
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
Self
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Self - Chanteuse
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023
Self - Special Guest
Women in Rock
Self
The Best of Max
Self
Bang
Self
Cher & the Loneliest Elephant
Self
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
Self
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Fashion !
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Wild on the Beach
Self
Robert Altman's Players
Self
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Self - Performer
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
The BRITs at 40
Self (archive footage
That '70s KISS Show
Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Self
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Self
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Self
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self (archival footage)
Cher... Special
Self / Various
Superstars and their Moms
Self
ABBA - The Last Video
Self
Cher Meets Rylan
Self
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Self - Performer
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
Self
Christmas at Graceland
Self
An Audience with Elton John
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Self / Host
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
Cher... and Other Fantasies
Self
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
Self
Magic Night
Self
A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Self
Cher: Live in Concert
Self
The Best Of Beat
Self (archive footage)
Cher: The Farewell Tour
Self
The Sonny Bono Story
Self (archive footage)
Cher at the BBC
Self (archive)
Cher: Life in the Spotlight
Self (archive footage)
Cher... at the Mirage
Self
Southern Rock At The BBC
Self
Dear Mom, Love Cher
Self
Cher: In Her Own Words
Self
Cher... A Celebration at Caesars
Self
The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour
Self - Co-Host
Cherfitness: A New Attitude
Self
ET Vault Unlocked: Cher
Self
Cherfitness: Body Confidence
Self
Dolly Parton – An American Icon
Self - Interviewee (voice)
