Actress lori singer biography

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Lori Singer Biography

Date of Birth:
Nov 6, 1957Birth Place:
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Biography

After starting her career as a concert cellist, ethereal actress Lori Singer made the smooth transition to the screen with a handful of supporting parts that later helped her nation leading roles. Singer came to acting via Juilliard and a brief stint as a mode model, before making her series debut as a naïve Midwesterner trying to make good in the big city on the short-lived drama "Fame" (NBC, 1982-83). But her leading role in the hit movie, "Footloose" (1984) helped propel her career to greater heights. Singer next delivered co-starring performances in "The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985) and "The Man with One Red Shoe" (1985), while earning critical praise for her turn in the otherwise mediocre noir "Summer Heat" (1987). Following appearances in little-seen indies like "Equinox" (1992) and "Sunset Grill" (1993), Singer gave arguably one of her finest performances as a dep

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About Me

Lori Singer was born into a home of performing artists in the lush warmth of the Gulf of Mexico in Corpus Christi, Texas. She grew up in Texas, in the mountains and rugged coastline of Oregon, and in the eclectic vibrancy of New York City. In the Northwest, Lori studied cello with esteemed Piatigorsky protege Barton Frank and, at thirteen years-old, made her debut as soloist with the Oregon Symphony with Barton Frank conducting. In New York City, Lori studied dance at the New York School of Dance, and acting with Fred Kareman, Stella Adler, and was honored to be accepted into Sandy Meisner's class. At age fourteen, Lori was admitted to Juilliard to study with the masterful Leonard Rose.

Lori comes from a very close family. Her father, Jacques Singer, was an internationally known ledare of orchestras, and in the United States, was the resident conductor of the Dallas, Corpus Christi, Vancouver, and Oregon Symphonies, to name a few. He was a world traveled guest con

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Lori is a Golden Globe winning actress for her role as cast member in Robert Altman's "Shortcuts." She won 'ShoWest Newcomer of the Year' for her role as Ariel Moore in the film "Footloose," and was nominated for best supporting actress for an Indie Spirit Award for "Trouble in Mind." Lori 's documentaries have won 5 Emmys, a Peabody, been short-listed for an Oscar, and have won well over twenty film festivals, including Toronto Hot Docs.

After the huge success of Herb Ross' "Footloose," Singer went on to act in such films as Robert Altman's "Short Cuts," John Schlesinger's "The Falcon and the Snowman," "Warlock," "The Man with One Red Shoe," with Tom Hanks, Alan Rudolph's "Trouble in Mind," and "Equinox," to name a few. In 2015, Lori enjoyed a cameo in Michael Almereyda's "Experimenter" about the Stanley Milgram experiment. Lori substa