Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero was an American model and singer. She was co-starring in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain. The actress is best known for appearing in the film of Prince's Purple Rain and for having been the singer in the group of girls Apollonia 6. The group was just one of the female artists to benefit from Prince's partnership throughout the 1980s. She was born Patricia Kotero in Santa Monica California in 1959, her work began as a model actress in the latter part of the 1970s including an appearance on the tv show CHiPS. She was the female lead on Prince's Purple Rain in 1984 (when he also changed her name). In the same year, she took over Vanity as a member of the group Vanity 6 as well as performed with them under the name Apollonia 6 in the film. They had a minor success with the film Sex Shooter, but it was when Prince performed as his duet partner in Take Me with You from the soundtrack, that she created more of an impact on charts. Kotero split from Prince due to their falling out over her future career. The singer appeared in several minor films during the period (reportedly having a hard time appearing in the Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) before landing her first role in the evening-time series Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia's debut album came out in 1988. But the R&B/dance tracks were not well received from the general public that bought into music. The album soon vanished. Apollonia remained in the spotlight (if slightly underneath the radar) acting as an actress over the decade that followed, with a few screen roles, as well as minor movies as well as releasing her own exercise videos. Apollonia's Stay With Me album came out in 1997. In the following year, she went to the college where she earned a filmmaking degree. She also formed her own production company. Apollonia has many hats. Former model, actress singer as well as manager of talent. She is most famous as an actress in the film Purple Rain from 1984. She has also appeared in various other films as well as TV shows such as Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. She was in a variety of contests. Kotero took home her first prize at the Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. The early 1980s saw her begin her acting career. Apollonia Kotero was born in America. She's an actor as well as a model, singer, and talent manager. Her most well-known work is her role in the movie 'Purple Rain' as well as her role as the lead female vocalist in the girl band Apollonia 6. In her career as a performer, she's released a handful of single and group albums, and several songs including Red Light Romeo Mismatch The Same Dream and Since I Fell for You. As an actress Kotero is a regular on numerous shows on television, like CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest for instance. Kotero has also appeared in numerous films, and also Purple Rain. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. The actress has also appeared as models in music videos of performers like Ray Parker Jr. Kotero is an entrepreneur as well and is the founder of Kotero Entertainment which is a multi-media entertainment business.