Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero, an American actor and singer, is a former model. Kotero was the female lead performer in Apollonia 6 and co-starred in Prince's film Purple Rain from 1984. It was among the many female artists who benefited from Prince's collaboration in the 1980s. Patricia Kotero, born 1959 in Santa Monica California began her career as an actress and model. In the late 70s she was a guest on CHiPS. The female lead of Prince's Purple Rain was her first part in the year 1984. Prince changed the girl's name during this time. She was replaced by Vanity with the female trio Vanity 6 who performed in the film as Apollonia 6 replacing Vanity. Sex Shooter, a minor-hit song in the film's soundtrack, was her greatest chart hit. The relationship between Kotero and Prince came to an end when the duo disagreed on her career direction. Apollonia 6, the group that she belonged to, broke up. The singer then appeared in couple of films that were minor in the 1980s (reportedly declining the opportunity to appear in the follow-up to Purple Rain Under the Cherry Moon), before settling on acting in a role at night for the dramatic Falcon Crest in 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988. However, it was not a great mix of dance and R&B music that failed to attract the attention of the general people. The album was quickly wiped out of sight. She continued acting (if somewhat obscure) during the subsequent decade. The small roles on TV small films as well as exercise videos kept her full of work. Apollonia recorded a bilingual album called Stay with Me. After that, she attended college and received an education in filmmaking. Then, she started her own production firm. Apollonia is a multi-talented woman. Apollonia is an actress as well as model, and a former singer. She is famous for her performance in the 1984 film Purple Rain. Other television and film shows comprise Black Magic Woman, The Divorce Ceremony and many more. Kotero debuted her career as a model. She was in a variety of contests. Kotero took first place for Miss San Pedro. Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. In the early 80s Kotero started acting. Apollonia Kotero is an American actress model singer and talent manager. Her most well-known roles are in Purple Rain and as the singer for the girl group Apollonia 6 Kotero has released both solo and collaborative albums along with a variety of tracks such as Red Light Romeo's Mismatch the Same Dream, Since I fell for You. Her TV credits 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 Island Tales The Gold Monkey. Alongside Purple Rain, she has been in several movies. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. The actress has also appeared as a model in music videos by artists such as Ray Parker Jr. Kotero is an entrepreneur also and is the founder of Kotero Entertainment an entertainment and multimedia company.