Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero is an American actor, singer, and model. She's best known for her part in Prince's 1984 movie Purple Rain as well as singing lead in Apollonia 6, a girl group. Apollonia was given the title of an actress and singer by Prince. In the '80s she was among several other performers who gained from Prince. Patricia Kotero began her acting and modeling career in Santa Monica California, in the latter part of the 1970s. This included an appearance on CHiPS. In 1984, she was cast for the role of the principal female in the film Prince's Purple Rain. During that period, he also changed his name to. The actress also took over Vanity and the duo Vanity 6 for the role. They performed together in the film with the name Apollonia 6 Sex Shooter on the soundtrack was a minor hit for her trio but as Prince's duet partner in Take Me with You she became more popular. Kotero's association with Prince was ended after the two disagreed on the direction she was taking in her career. Apollonia 6, the organization she was a part of, split. Kotero then appeared in a couple of films that were minor in the 1980s (reportedly refusing the opportunity to appear in the Purple Rain-follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) prior to settling for an evening-time part in the dramatic Falcon Crest in 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988. However, the comparatively insignificant collection of R&B/dance songs failed to be a hit with people who buy music and soon the album vanished off the shelves. Throughout the decade that followed her career was a full-time actor, with a few film appearances as well as small television shows. Apollonia produced a Spanish/English bilingual album called Stay with me. Later, she returned to the school and to study filmmaking which led to her forming a production firm, which mainly focuses on children's television. Apollonia Kotero has many roles. Apollonia Kotero is an actress also model and a former performer. The role she played as an actor in the 1984 film Purple Rain made her a star. Other television and film shows comprise Black Magic Woman, The Divorce Ceremony and many more. Kotero debuted her career as a model. She was involved in various contests. Kotero won the title of Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. She began her career in the late 1980s. Apollonia Kotero was born in America. She is an actress as well as a model and talent manager. She is most well-known for her performance in "Purple Rain" and for being the main singer for Apollonia 6, she is as well a model, actress also a performer and manager. Kotero has released solo and with her band as well as several songs, including Red Light Romeo's Mismatch the Same Dream, Since I fell for You. Kotero, as an actress has appeared in a variety of television shows including CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston Falcon Crest among many others. Her acting career includes many movies, in addition to Purple Rain. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. The American beauty has also been featured in music video for Ray Parker Jr., Eddie Money and other artists. Kotero was also an entrepreneur who created Kotero Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment company.