Cher
Biography
Cher is an American singer and actress born in El Centro, California, in 1946. She rose to fame with Sonny & Cher in 1965, and their I Got You Babe became a defining song of the 1960s counterculture. Her solo career produced hits including Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves and Half-Breed. In the 1970s she also became a television star with The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Her Broadway debut in Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and its 1982 film version were well received. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Silkwood (1983), won Best Actress for Moonstruck (1987), and took Cannes Best Actress for Mask (1985). Her later work includes Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Burlesque (2010), Tea with Mussolini (1999), Mermaids (1990) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). She has sold over 100 million records.
80years old
Turns 81 on May 20in 218 days
- Born El Centro
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Cheryl Sarkisian (birth name)Also credited as Cherilyn Sarkisian, Bonnie Jo Mason, Chér, Cher Bono and Cher Allman
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 57 years1967 to 2024
Genres
- Comedy50%, 10 films
- Drama50%, 10 films
- Romance25%, 5 films
- Music20%, 4 films
- Documentary15%, 3 films
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Early training
In 1982, Cher went to New York to train with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. She never enrolled there, because she auditioned and won a part in Robert Altman's Broadway show Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
A first
Cher's single "Believe" spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and at 52 she became the oldest woman to reach the top of that chart.
A first
Cher holds a unique chart record: she is the only solo artist whose singles reached number one on the US Billboard charts across seven straight decades, spanning the 1960s to the 2020s.
Cher movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Laura Dern's page
John Mahoney's page
Sudie Bond's page
Diane Warren's page
Box office
What Cher's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
14 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 14 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$396M32.5% of the total
- 2$170M13.9% of the total
- 3$150M12.3% of the total
- 4$122M10.0% of the total
- 5$90M7.3% of the total
- 6$66M5.4% of the total
- 7$64M5.2% of the total
- 8$48M4.0% of the total
$114 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1974 to 2025, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress | Moonstruck | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Moonstruck | Won |
| 1984 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Silkwood | Won |
| 1974 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2003 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | The Farewell Tour | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1985 | Palme d'Or | Mask | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2000 | Grammy Awards | Believe | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Bambi Award | Won | |
| 2024 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2018 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
| 1998 | GLAAD Vanguard Award | Won | |
| 1992 | Echo Pop Award for the Best International Rock/Pop Female Artist | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.