Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero, an American performer and actress, has been a model for a while. The most famous of her works is her role in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain as well as being the singer-in-chief of Apollonia 6, a girl group. She was one of several female artists who benefited of Prince's involvement in the late 1980s. Her birth name was Patricia Kotero in Santa Monica California in 1959, her work began as a model and actress in the latter part of the 1970s and included an appearance on the tv program CHiPS. The year 1984 saw her landing her role as the main female character for Prince's Purple Rain (during which time he made a change to her name) as well as replacing Vanity in the female duo Vanity 6 which performed on the screen under the title Apollonia 6. She had a greater effect on the charts in her role as Prince's partner on Take Me with You, the duet on his soundtrack. When the two had a falling out over the direction of her career Apollonia six broke up and Kotero ended her association with Prince. She went on to appear in numerous minor movies during the period (reportedly declining to appear as a character in"The Purple Rain" sequel Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) and then landed her first role in the evening-time show Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia dropped her first album in 1988. However, it was an average mix of dance and R&B music which did not impress the general public. The album was quickly wiped from view. The singer remained busy (if somewhat under the radar) in the role of actress throughout the next decade in a variety of small television roles and minor films as well as releasing the exercise film. In 1997 Apollonia recorded a bilingual album in Spanish and English named Stay with Me. After going back to college and obtaining an award for filmmaking, she started her own production company. Apollonia has many hats. She's worked as a model, songwriter actress and the talent agent. She is best known as an actress who played the character in the film Purple Rain from 1984. In addition, she has been featured in numerous other films and TV shows such as Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a contestant in several pageants. Kotero was crowned an award at the Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. She began her career during the 1980s. Apollonia Kotero was born in the United States. She is an actress as well as a model, singer, and manager of talent. She is best recognized for acting in the movie "Purple Rain' as well her role as the lead singer of the band Apollonia 6. The singer has released a number of solo albums, including collaborative and songs such as Red Light Romeo Missmatch The Same Dream or Since I Fell for You. Actress Kotero is a regular on numerous television shows, including CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest to name a few. In addition to Purple Rain she also appeared in other films. 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 clips for Ray Parker Jr., Eddie Money and other artists. Kotero Multi-media Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment company was founded by Kotero Entertainment founder and entrepreneur is also a successful businesswoman.