Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero is an American actress singer and former model. She's best known for her part 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 that benefited from Prince's association during the 1980s. The actress was born Patricia Kotero in Santa Monica California in 1959, her work started as a model and actress by the end of the '70s including an appearance in the television series CHiPS. She was the lead female in Prince's Purple Rain in 1984 (at the time he changed the name of her). In the same year, she took over Vanity as part of the group Vanity 6 and performed with the group under the name Apollonia 6 in the film. They scored a small success with the film Sex Shooter, but it was in the role of Prince's duet partner on Take Me with You from the soundtrack that she achieved a greater chart impact. Kotero's relationship with Prince was ended after the two disagreed on her future career path. Apollonia 6, the organization she was a part of was split. The actress was featured in numerous smaller films, like Purple Rain's sequel Under the Cherry Moon (which she declined) after which she was offered the role of Falcon Crest on the Night-Time Drama Falcon Crest from 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988. However, the fairly pedestrian set of songs that incorporated dance/R&B did not be a hit with the music-buying public and soon the album vanished off the shelves. The following decade saw she continued to work in the field of acting (if she was a bit unnoticed) and also in a few television roles, films and even an exercise film. In 1997 Apollonia recorded a bilingual album in Spanish and English entitled Stay with Me. After returning to school and receiving the degree of filmmaking, she formed her production business. Apollonia Kotero has many roles. Apollonia Kotero is an actress also model and a former performer. She is most famous as an actress in the role in the film Purple Rain from 1984. She has also appeared in a variety of other films and television shows, including Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero has been a part of numerous competitions as well as pageants. Kotero won first prize at the Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. In the early 1980s she began the acting profession. Apollonia Kotero is an American model, actress and talent manager. She is best known for her role as the lead singer in Apollonia 6 and her part in Purple Rain. Her solo and group albums include Red Light Romeo, Mismatch, The Same Dream, and Since I Fell for You. In her role 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 to name a few. In addition to Purple Rain, Kotero has appeared in numerous movies. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. Additionally, Kotero has appeared in music videos for American model has been seen in music videos of musicians such as Ray Parker Jr. and Eddie Money. Kotero Entertainment is a multimedia entertainment business and the founder is an entrepreneur.