Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero has been an actress and model in the United States for many years. She's best known for her performance in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain as well as being the lead vocalist of Apollonia 6, a girl group. The 1980s saw the actress-singer Prince christened Apollonia was one of many female artists that gained by their connection with him. She was born Patricia Kotero in Santa Monica California in 1959, her professional career began as a model actress in the late '70s including an appearance on the television show CHiPS. As the female protagonist of Prince's Purple Rain was her first role from 1984. Prince changed the girl's name at this point. The actress replaced Vanity with the female trio Vanity 6 who performed in the film with Apollonia 6 replacing Vanity. Sex Shooter was a minor hit for the group, however, she had an even bigger influence as Prince's duet partner on Take Me with You on the soundtrack. Kotero as well as Prince were at odds regarding her career. Apollonia6 broke up and Kotero did not continue her relationship with Prince. She was later seen in various minor roles throughout this time (reportedly not wanting to be as a character in The Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) prior to landing an appearance on the evening-time show Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia was finally able to launch her debut album in the year 1988. However, the album didn't leave a lasting impression with music fans and she soon faded off the music scene. The following decade saw Apollonia continued to perform in the field of acting (if she was a bit unnoticed), with minor film roles, television appearances and even an exercise film. Apollonia released a bilingual album in Spanish and English called Stay with Me in 1997. She later returned to school to study filmmaking, and formed her own production company, often working on children's television. Apollonia is a multi-talented woman. She has been an actor, singer and model. The role she played as an actor in 1984's Purple Rain made her a famous star. Alongside the film, she has played in other television films, including Black Magic Woman or The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. She was in a variety of contests. Kotero has won Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. In the early 80s Kotero started acting. Apollonia Kotero, an American model and singer is also an agent for talent. She is best known for her role as the vocalist for Apollonia 6 and her part in Purple Rain. Apart from releasing a few solo and collaboration albums as well as releasing a few songs. The most notable of these are Red Light Romeo mismatch The Same Dream and since I fell for You. Kotero has also acted as an actress and has appeared in a variety of TV shows, including CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston Falcon Crest among others. In addition to Purple Rain, she has acted in a number of movies. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. Furthermore, Kotero has appeared in music videos for American beauty has been featured in music videos of stars such as Ray Parker Jr. and Eddie Money. Kotero has also been an entrepreneur, and has founded Kotero Entertainment an entertainment company that specializes in multimedia entertainment business.