Cyndi Lauper
Biography
Cyndi Lauper is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, she began performing with the band Blue Angel before releasing her 1983 debut solo album, She's So Unusual. That record produced four top-five Billboard Hot 100 hits, including Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time, and earned her Best New Artist at the 1985 Grammy Awards. She followed it with True Colors in 1986. Her film debut came in the comedy Vibes (1988), and she later appeared in Life with Mikey (1993). Lauper composed the score for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, winning the 2013 Tony Award for Best Original Score, and she has released twelve studio albums, including Memphis Blues, which topped the blues chart. Her honors include Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards.
73years old
Turns 74 on June 22in 252 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (birth name)Also credited as Cynthia Lauper and Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 36 years1988 to 2024
Genres
- Comedy43%, 3 films
- Documentary43%, 3 films
- Adventure29%, 2 films
- Family29%, 2 films
- Music29%, 2 films
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Behind the award
Lauper became the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Original Score on her own when she won in 2013 for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots.
A first
Lauper became the first female artist to score four Billboard Hot 100 top five hits in a row from one album.
Getting ready for a role
To get ready to play a psychic in her film debut, Vibes, Lauper attended the Robert Fiancé School of Beauty in New York for classes in finger waving and hair setting, and she also studied with Manhattan psychics.
Behind the camera
Lauper rewrote the lyrics to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" because she found the original words misogynistic, turning the song into an anthem for young women.
Behind the award
At the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, the inaugural Best Female Video prize went to Lauper's music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
Cyndi Lauper movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Cyndi Lauper made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Steve Buscemi's page
Woody Harrelson's page
Cary Elwes's page
Jeff Goldblum's page
Cheech Marin's page
Tim Curry's page
Bao NguyenDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Bao Nguyen
Jason HehirDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Jason Hehir
James LapineDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by James Lapine
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 1984 to 2017, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1995 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2013 | Best Original Score | Kinky Boots | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2013 | Best Musical Theater Album | Kinky Boots | Won |
| 1985 | Best New Artist | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | VH1 Trailblazer Honors | Won | |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.