Lori Singer
| Lori Singer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 6, 1957 Corpus Christi, Texas, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, cellist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Emery (1980–1996; divorced; 1 child) |
| Website | www |
Lori Singer (born November 6, 1957) is an American actress and cellist. She is perhaps best known for her role as Ariel Moore, the female lead in the 1984 feature film Footloose, and as Julie Miller in the television series Fame.
Singer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She grew up in a musical family: her father, Jacques Singer, was a conductor and protégé of Leopold Stokowski, and her mother, Leslie, is a concert pianist. Her brother is actor Marc Singer, and her cousin is director/writer/producer Bryan Singer. As a child, she was often around such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein. Singer is Jewish.
A Juilliard-trained cellist, she was a student of Leonard Rose. Singer made her debut as soloist at age thirteen with the Oregon Symphony. Singer has performed in public on such stages as the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. She plays the cello in Short Cuts, Fame, and also in Sarabande (1997), a short film by Atom Egoyan which is part of the Inspired by Bach series. Singer performed as soloist at Carnegie Hall in January 2008, premiering a hymn written by Karl Jenkins in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Singer first came to notice when she was cast as dancer and cellist Julie Miller, one of the high school students, during the Fame (1982–83) TV series' first two seasons. The part was created for her. After starring as Ariel Moore, the female lead in Footloose (1984), she starred in a number of other movies, including The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) directed by John Schlesinger and starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn, and The Man with One Red Shoe (also 1985) with Tom Hanks. Her role in Trouble in Mind (1985) led to her nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
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