Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero was an American model and a singer. Also, she was co-starring in Prince's 1984 film, Purple Rain. The most well-known of her works is the main character in Prince's 1984 Purple Rain film and lead singer of the girl group Apollonia 6 The 1980s saw the singer-actress Prince was christened Apollonia was one of many female artists to gain from their association with the prince. Patricia Kotero was born in Santa Monica, California in the year 1959. Her first professional venture was with modeling in the late 1970s. Kotero also appeared on CHiPS. The lead female character in Prince's Purple Rain was her first role in the year 1984. Prince changed the girl's name in this period. She was replaced by Vanity by the female group Vanity 6 to perform in the film in the role of Apollonia 6 replacing Vanity. Sex Shooter was a minor hit for the group, however she made a greater impact as Prince's duet partner with Take Me with You on the soundtrack. The relationship between Kotero and Prince came to an end when the duo had an argument over her future career path. Apollonia 6, the organization she was a part of, broke up. She was later seen in several minor films during the time (reportedly not wanting to be in the Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) before landing in the role of a nighttime drama Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988, but her comparatively tame collection of songs that incorporated dance/R&B did not impress those who bought music, and the album soon vanished off the shelves. The singer was still active, though not in the limelight, acting in the decade, albeit with minor roles in television and films. An exercise DVD was released. Apollonia's album "Stay With Me" came out in 1997. She returned to the school, received a diploma in filmmaking. She then formed her company and worked in children's TV. Apollonia has many jobs. She was a model, singer-actress and talent manager. Purple Rain, the 1984 film in which she appeared is her most recognizable part. Other television and film shows include Black Magic Woman, The Divorce Ceremony and many more. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a participant in a variety of contests and pageants. Kotero won the title of Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. The early 1980s saw her begin her acting career. Apollonia Kotero has worked as an American actor, singer-model as well as a talent management manager. She is most well-known for her performance as a character in "Purple Rain" and as the lead singer of Apollonia 6, she is also an actress, model, singer, and talent manager. In her career as a performer, she's recorded a number of solo and collaborative albums and many songs like Red Light Romeo Mismatch The Same Dream and Since I Fell for You. As an actress Kotero is a regular on numerous TV shows such as CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest among others. She has also acted in many movies as well as Purple Rain. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. Kotero is an American actress has starred in a variety of music videos, among them those of Ray Parker Jr. Kotero is an entrepreneur also and is the founder of Kotero Entertainment an entertainment and multimedia company.