Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero is an American actress singer and former model. She was known as the co-star in Prince's 1984 movie Purple Rain, and the singer for the girl band Apollonia 6 Apollonia is a singer/actress who was christened by Prince in 1984, became one of many female artists of the 1980s who benefitted from Prince. Patricia Kotero was born in Santa Monica, California in 1959. Her first professional venture was with modeling in the late 1970s. She also made an appearance on CHiPS. Kotero was the female lead of Prince's Purple Rain in 1984 (at which point he had changed the name of her). The same year, she was replaced by Vanity as part of the trio Vanity 6 and performed with them under the title Apollonia 6 in the film. The singer made a bigger impact on the charts as Prince's mate in Take Me with You, a duet from the soundtrack. Kotero broke off from Prince after an argument during the course of their careers. Apollonia 6 broke up due to their disagreement. The actress was featured in numerous small films, including Purple Rain's sequel Under the Cherry Moon (which she declined), and then landed the lead role as Falcon Crest on the Night-Time drama Falcon Crest from 1985-1986. Apollonia was finally able to release her debut album in 1988, but the comparatively insignificant collection of R&B/dance songs failed to be a hit with people who buy music and it soon disappeared off the shelves. The singer remained busy (if somewhat under the radar) as an actress in the decade that followed, with a few television roles and minor films as well as releasing an exercise video. In 1997 Apollonia released a Spanish/English album called Stay With Me. She later returned to school earned a filmmaking degree, and formed her own production company often working in television for children. Apollonia, Kotero is known for her many roles. Former model, actress singer as well as manager of talent. Her role as an actor in the 1984 film Purple Rain made her a famous star. She has also appeared on TV shows and in movies like Black Magic Woman. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a participant in a variety of contests. Kotero was the winner of Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. Her acting career started in the 1980s. Apollonia Kotero was born in the US. She's an actress as well as a model as well as a talent manager. Her most well-known role was the lead singer in Apollonia 6 and her part in Purple Rain. Apart from having released a couple of singles and albums with collaborators as well as releasing a few songs. These include Red Light Romeo mismatch The Same Dream and since I fell for the first time. The TV credits she has received include CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston Falcon Crest, Falcon Crest Knight Rider Matt Houston as well as CHiPs Fantasy Islands Tales of The Gold Monkey. Her acting experience includes numerous films, including Purple Rain. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. She has also appeared as model in music videos of stars like Ray Parker Jr. Kotero has also been an entrepreneur and founded Kotero Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment company.